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Pumpkin Pie Cookies

Ingredients

For the Cookies

  • 1 C butter room temperature
  • C sugar
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 ¼ C all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt

For the Filling

  • ½ C pumpkin puree
  • 2 ½ tablespoon sugar
  • pinch of kosher salt
  • ¼ teaspoon each cinnamon and nutmeg
  • teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 tablespoon egg beaten
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°
  • Cream butter and sugar until smooth. Add egg and vanilla and combine.
  • Mix in flour, baking powder and salt and beat until no dry spots remain. The dough will be stiff and possibly crumbly.
  • Scoop dough by the tablespoon and roll into smooth balls. Place on lined cookie sheets a few inches apart.
  • Using a few fingers, press lightly on the top of each ball to flatten slightly. With the back of a teaspoon measuring spoon, make an indentation in the top of each ball.
  • Place unbaked cookies into the fridge and let chill for 15 minutes.
  • Make filling by combining all of the filling ingredients and mixing until smooth.
  • Remove chilled dough from fridge and spoon heaping ½ teaspoonfuls of the filling into each cookie.
  • Bake for 12-15 minutes. The bottom of the cookie will be lightly browned and the filling set.
  • Let cool and drizzle with melted white chocolate.