Iced Pumpkin Cookies

Iced-pumpkin-cookies

I am always on the lookout for a really good pumpkin cookie so when i came across this recipe for Iced Pumpkin Cookies it was time to breakout the silpat and get baking! These cookies do not spread when baking so you can place the dough fairly close together on the baking sheets. The cookies are moist and cakey, they stay in  rounded shape even after cooling. I used raisins that had been soaked in rum and chopped toasted walnuts in the dough. The icing is really good a nice butter-rum flavor - I used regular rum instead of rum extract. The only problem is that the icing does not set up to a hard or fairly hard consistency. These cookies could not be easily packed in a bag or box for gift giving as the icing is kinda gooey! The cookie flavor is very good, slightly spicy from the cinnamon and allspice and the texture is light and cakey, no crunchy parts on this cookie other than the walnuts. I like how the rum soaked raisins pick up the flavors in the icing. These cookies are super easy to make and bake. Try them for yourself! Enjoy!