Day 11: Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Icing
BY NICOLE MARSHALL MIDDLETON World Scene Writer
Sunday, December 23, 2012
12/23/12 at 4:29 AM
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With five children, six grandchildren
and seven great-grandchildren,
Wanda Key has a lot of
people to bake cookies for.
And her Pumpkin Cookies with
Caramel Icing are the perfect
sweet treat from Thanksgiving all
the way to the end of the year. Key said she believes that she
found the recipe in a magazine
about 25 years ago.
“With five kids and three
girls who played basketball,
those cookies went to
classes, on buses to basketball
games and there are
several people who expect
to get them for Christmas,”
Key said.
The cookie has a surprisingly
light and airy texture
and subtle pumpkin and
spice flavor. They are good
without the icing, but the
icing gives it a little something
extra.
Key said that she was
fortunate enough to be a
stay-at-home mom and
“loved every minute of it.”
She loves to cook and has
gathered many recipes and
cooking tips over the years,
Key said.
This year she looks forward
to the family starting
to gather early so the holiday
celebration can begin.
“It gets to be a big group
and we will do a brunch on
Sunday,” Key said. “That
is what the holidays are
all about, family and good
food. We play games, and
we just have a good time.”
Nicole Marshall Middleton 918-581-8459
nicole.marshall@tulsaworld.com
PUMPKIN COOKIES WITH CARAMEL ICING
1 cup Crisco
1 cup sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup raisins or nuts (optional)
1. Cream Crisco and sugar together. Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla.
2. Sift and add dry ingredients. Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees about 10-15 minutes.
ICING
3 tablespoons butter
3/4 teaspoon vanilla
4 tablespoons milk
1/2 cup brown sugar
Powdered sugar
1. Combine butter, vanilla, milk and brown sugar. Cook over low heat to a rolling boil, stirring constantly.
2. Remove from heat and add powdered sugar until thick enough to spread.
Associated Images:
CHRISTOPHER SMITH/Tulsa World
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