This has been the most intense semester of law school, but I made it. Monday, I took a 4 hour exam. 4 HOURS! I came home in a complete daze...and started baking cookies. Apparently, when I finish exams my instinct is to bake. Last semester it was bread, this semester, cookies.
These are so delicious. I LOVE a soft cookie, so I'm all about these cookies. And the whole house smelled like Christmas. Win win.
Here's what you need (from My Life as a Mrs)...
1 stick of softened unsalted butter
3/4 cup white sugar
1/3 cup (and a little extra) of unsweetened pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups of flour
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
For the rolling sugar:
1/4 cup of sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp all spice
Combine in a bowl and set aside.
Here's what you do...
1. Preheat oven to 350 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a bowl, combine butter and sugar. Then, add pumpkin, vanilla and the egg mixing to combine.
3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Slowly add the dry mixture to the pumpkin mixture and mix until well combined. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour (this makes the dough easier to handle when you're rolling it).
4. Once thoroughly chilled, roll the dough into small balls and roll them through the sugar/spice mixture. Place on your baking sheet. I ended up with 15 cookies.
5. Finally, dip the bottom of a cup into water and put it in the sugar/spice mixture. Press down on each cookie to flatter it a bit.
6. Bake for 15 minutes and quickly remove - you don't want a crispy cookie. Enjoy!!
These were just what I needed to forget about my last exam. Well, these and a large glass of wine. But wine at 1:30 p.m. is not usually the best plan.
Happy Holidays! I had plans to post a spaghetti squash recipe...but my spaghetti squash rotted. I promise I'll be posting more now that we have a break! Have a wonderful weekend.
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