With fall coming into full swing, pumpkin spice becomes the major flavor everywhere you look. Pumpkin spice muffins, cookies, and lattes are becoming the main focal point in local coffee shops. What if there was a way to make your own pumpkin spice snacks?  With this edition of Meek’s Eats, you can learn how to make pumpkin spice cookies and muffins for your very own enjoyment!

Pumpkin Sugar Cookies:

INGREDIENTS

Sugar

3 Cups Flour

2 tsp Cornstarch

1 tsp Baking Soda

½ tsp Salt

½ tsp Ground Cinnamon

¼ tsp Ground Nutmeg

¼ tsp Ground Ginger

½ cup Butter, softened

⅓ cup  Crisco (or unflavored vegetable shortening)

2 Egg Yolks

⅔ cup Pumpkin Puree

1 tsp Vanilla

1 ¼ cups Sugar

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. Mix the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger into a large mixing bowl. Whisk together (about two minutes.)
2. In a separate bowl, mix together the butter, shortening and sugar until it mixes into a fluffy texture. Then, add the egg yolks in one at a time.
3. After that, mix in the pumpkin puree and vanilla into the mixer, mix well for 2 minutes.
4. Place the dry ingredients into the wet ingredient bowl. Mix together.
5. Place 1-2 tbsp. balls onto a greased cookie pan.
6. Bake for 11-12 minutes.
7. Cool for 5-7 minutes.
8. Enjoy

FROSTING

1. Combine all ingredients into mixing bowl, mix together thoroughly until it becomes a thick, yet spreadable consistency.

Pumpkin Spice Muffins *

• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 cup sugar
• ⅓ cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp. ground nutmeg
• ¼ tsp. ground cloves
• ¼ tsp. allspice
• ¼ tsp. kosher salt
• ⅛ tsp. ground ginger
• 1½ cups all purpose flour
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda

• For The Cream Cheese Frosting:
• 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
• 4 oz. (1/2 package) cream cheese, softened
• ½ tsp. pure vanilla extract
• 2 cups powdered sugar

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Whisk together flour, baking powder and baking soda, salt into a large bowl.
3. In another large mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and allspice together. Mix well, for about 2 minutes, or until all ingredients are combined.
4. Combine the dry ingredients into wet ingredients, blend everything together until all ingredients are incorporated.
5. Scoop batter into a greased (or cupcake lined) muffin pan
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes
7. Cool for 10 minutes, enjoy!

FROSTING

1. Combine all ingredients into mixing bowl, mix together thoroughly until it becomes a thick, yet spreadable consistency.

* This recipe was created by Lacey Baier of “A Sweet Pea Chef” food blog.

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