Nothin' says lovin' like somethin' from the oven by Liz Flaherty

        Do you remember that commercial for…something…that said, “Nothin’ says lovin’ like somethin’ from the oven”? It was on TV, oh, a long time ago. I think maybe I remember it in black and white.

          Personally, I never subscribed to that. I thought nothin’ said lovin’ like going out to dinner when I was tired. Or nothin’ satisfied like my beloved cooking while I read. Or maybe nothin’ got the point across like ordering pizza.

          That was before I had grandchildren. And now, to me, nothin’ says lovin’ like filling the cookie jar with things that will put smiles and crumbs on their faces. There’s another part to that little homily, too, a shameless plug part. All of us here are authors for Harlequin’s delicious Heartwarming line and we all know nothin’ says lovin’ like a new Heartwarming book. Go ahead. Take your choice. We’ll wait.

          Ready?

          I’ve become a recipe saver. Not only do I have a ton of cookbooks—a few of which were my grandmother’s—but I print many off the internet and stuff them willy nilly into a binder which I will someday organize. Ahem. Maybe. Here is my favorite new one, fresh from Lauren’s Latest. The only change I make to it is that I bake these for an extra 30 seconds. I hope you like them. Enjoy.

Soft Glazed Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

The perfect sugar cookie for Fall! Sweet, spicy and soft!

yield: 3-4 DOZEN

prep time: 20 MINUTES

cook time: 8 MINUTES

total time: 28 MINUTES

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup softened butter
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup pumpkin puree {canned pumpkin}
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
2 large eggs
4 cups all purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

for the glaze-
3 cups powdered sugar
4 tablespoons water
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat and set aside. In a large bowl, stir butter, oil, pumpkin, sugars, vanilla and eggs together until incorporated and smooth. Slowly mix in all dry ingredients until completely incorporated. Scoop onto prepared baking sheet using 1 1/2 tablespoon scoop and flatten to 1/2 inch thick using the bottom of a glass. If the dough is sticking to the glass, press the bottom of the glass in granulated sugar before flattening. Bake 8-9 minutes.

While cookies bake, stir all ingredients together for glaze until smooth.

Once cookies are finished baking, cool 3 minutes on baking sheet before transferring to cooling rack. Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons glaze over each warm cookie. Let glaze harden 2-3 hours before serving. OR eat them warm with lots of runny glaze :)

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This delicious recipe brought to you by LAUREN'S LATEST
http://www.laurenslatest.com/soft-glazed-pumpkin-sugar-cookies/