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Best of Both Worlds

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I decided to make some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and then I decided to add a penuche frosting!  To me it was making better…BEST!  I loved the flavor combo of the pumpkin and chocolate, with the carmel frosting!

I did not make the good old Weight Watchers version of pumpkin cookies, which is just a spice cake mix and a can of pumpkin, but I decided to make my recipe that I have used for years, I am not sure where it even came from, because I have had it for so long.  I needed a big batch of cookies this time so I doubled this recipe:

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp soda

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 cup butter

1 cup brown sugar

1 egg

1 c. pumpkin

1 tsp vanilla

1/2 package chocolate chips

Beat butter for 30 seconds, add brown sugar, mix well.  Add egg, pumpkin, and vanilla, beat well.  Add dry ingredients and mix until combined.  Fold in chocolate chips.  Drop from teaspoon on greased cookie sheet ( or I used parchment paper)  Bake at 375 degrees F. for 8-10 mins.  Let cool on wire racks then frost.

This frosting recipe is from Southern Food

Easy Penuche Frosting

Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar, more or less
  • hot water, optional

Preparation:

In a saucepan, melt 1/2 cup butter. Add the brown sugar. Bring to a boil and lower heat to medium low and continue to boil for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the milk and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Cool to lukewarm. Gradually add sifted confectioners’ sugar. Beat until thick enough to spread. If too thick, add a little hot water. Frosts top and sides of a 2-layer cake or a 13×9-inch cake.
I love how these turned out.  If you love pumpkin cookies, you just might love the flavor of the Penuche frosting with it too!
Happy Baking!