Orange Pumpkin Face Cookies Recipes

MAKE-A-FACE PUMPKIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Place waxed paper on microwavable plate. Mix all ingredients except candies until very soft dough forms.
• Drop dough by 2 rounded tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper; spread to make 3-inch circle. Make 3 cookies at a time. Decorate with candies to make monster faces, placing candies within 1/2 inch of edges.
• Microwave uncovered on High 1 minute. Turn plate 1/2 turn. Microwave 30 seconds to 1 minute longer, checking once or twice, until cookies are puffed and dry. Slide waxed paper with cookies onto wire rack. Cool 5 minutes; remove from waxed paper to wire rack. Repeat with remaining dough.

PUMPKIN DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Bake the cookies: Heat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg and put aside.
• In a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat butter for 30 seconds, then add brown sugar, beating until fluffy. Scrape down sides of bowl and mix again to combine.
• Add egg and mix until incorporated, then add vanilla, pumpkin and orange zest to butter mixture. Beat well, stopping to scrape down sides of bowl as necessary.
• Add dry ingredients to butter mixture and mix just to combine. Mix in currants and walnuts.
• Drop by batter by heaping tablespoons on a parchment-lined baking sheet, two inches apart. Flatten slightly. Bake about 14 to 16 minutes until tops are set. Let cool.
• Once the cookies have cooled and you are ready to frost the cookies, prepare the icing: Heat butter over medium heat until it darkens, being careful not to burn. Remove from heat and whisk in confectioners' sugar and milk alternately, mixing thoroughly. Add more milk to reach desired consistency.
• Spread icing on top of cooled cookies, decorating each with a pecan half.

ORANGE PUMPKIN LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
• Cut orange into wedges, and remove seeds. Place orange, peel and all, in a food processor. Pulse until finely chopped; set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the pumpkin, water, and the ground orange. Mix together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and cloves. Stir into batter just until moistened. Stir in nuts and raisins. Spoon into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake for 1 hour in the preheated oven, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let stand 10 minutes, then remove from pan, and cool on a wire rack.

PUMPKIN ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. In another bowl, beat pumpkin, orange juice, milk and orange zest. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin mixture, beating well after each addition. Fold in nuts., Pour into a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat butter and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in the milk, orange juice and zest. Frost cake. Garnish with candied peel if desired.

PUMPKIN ORANGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Mix flour, baking soda and salt in med bowl.
• In lg bowl, beat butter and sugars until creamy.
• Add egg, pumpkin, orange juice and peel, beat until combined.
• Stir in nuts.
• Drop dough by rounded TBS onto lightly sprayed baking skeets.
• Bake at 375° for 12 minutes, until light brown.
• Cool on wire racks.
• Glaze: Mix all ingredients in med bowl until smooth.
• Spread each cookie with glaze.