Know what the solution is for post-wedding blues? Post-wedding cookie baking. Which I did last night, all dolled up in my adorable Antropologie apron (thank you, Clink) AFTER baking a chicken pot pie. My domesticity…it knows no bounds.
Image courtesy of Cooking This and That (because I was too lazy to get out my camera!)
I added chocolate chips to half of the batch since I think everything is better with chocolate. Michael, however, disagrees (I know, I know, I married a man who DOESN’T like chocolate.), so the other half was sans-chocolaty goodness. No surprise here, I think the ones with chocolate are better.
Pumpkin Cookies
Adapted from Cooking This and That
Makes about 4 dozen cookies (Well, Mine only made about 30 cookies, but I made them big. I recommend making them big.)
Cookies:
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, and salt; set aside.
In a medium bowl, cream together the 1/2 cup of butter and white sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy. Mix in dry ingredients. (If you want, mix in 1/2 cup chocolate chips here.)
Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly.
Bake for 13-15 minutes in the preheated oven. (13 was PERFECT for me).
The full recipe with the addition of icing can be found here. I didn’t make the icing because I just think confectioners sugar is too sweet. Personally, I didn’t miss the icing — especially with the chocolate chips — but it’s entirely up to you.
The result is a decadent cake-like cookie that I swear to you is even better the next day. So much better, in fact, it took all my willpower not to eat five for breakfast.
I only ate two.
PS- Is this a regular feature you’d like to see? I’ve got a second bedroom full of unpacked kitchen gadgets, lots of time on my hands and a husband who will not be disappointed if I take up residence in the kitchen. And Kodiak will never say no to licking the (non-chocolate covered) spoon.
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November 11, 2008 at 11:09 am
Jessica Lynn
I have been baking too! Cookies, cupcakes, and rice krispie treats…..yummy.
November 11, 2008 at 11:10 am
colleen
Hi Molly! Thanks for visiting my blog! I am glad you liked the cookies and I love your addition of the chocolate chips! I am also flattered you thought my pic was nice enough to link to – haha, my little camera give me such problems sometimes!
November 11, 2008 at 11:17 am
Melissa
Yum!
November 11, 2008 at 11:19 am
the taskmaster
Yes!
Your post about the roma tomato recipe still has me drooling! I haven’t made it yet, but I do intend to….eventually….
I had the post-wedding blues too, and found that they just disappeared over time. Being proactive can only make them disappear that much quicker!
Also…I am dying to know what type of hairdryer you bought….
November 11, 2008 at 12:22 pm
mags
Yes! What a great idea – Yummy!
November 11, 2008 at 12:29 pm
Laura
Yes! Yes! Nerdy foodie posts please! 🙂
Love the apron.
November 11, 2008 at 12:36 pm
littlespoon
Mouth.Watering.
Stupid Diet.
November 11, 2008 at 12:37 pm
Viviane
That sounds so good! I might try making them some time. I just don’t think we have pumpkin pie spice here, as we don’t really do pumpkin pie in Germany, what is that, a blend of different spices? If so, which ones, so I can maybe recreate it, or change it around to be similar.
November 11, 2008 at 12:41 pm
mal
I was going to suggest that your new hobby be cooking/baking! That is my new hobby as well, and I love to get new recipes!
November 11, 2008 at 12:51 pm
Mandy
Yes! Baking is a great hobby and I’ve learned it can be fun! These cookies look delicious….
November 11, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Jessica
Mmmm! They sound delicious! Don’t worry…I had two cookies for breakfast today too. I made Snickerdoodles on Sunday 🙂
I’m definitely interested in food/recipe posts.
November 11, 2008 at 1:07 pm
emrlds
i think i’ve made these once a week for the past month. my friends are all obsessed! and yes, the choc chips make it totally worth it! yum =)
November 11, 2008 at 1:16 pm
mom2lo
These cookies look YUM! I’m a huge foodie and LOVE to read about recipes, see pics of the process and hear how it all turns out for other bakers out there. And bring on the kitchen gadgets! I may find out there’s something missing from my kitchen that I suddenly can’t live without!
Congrats on your marriage! I’m a daily lurker and not-very-often commenter.
November 11, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Stacey
OH!!! I totally want that apron! I have been looking for a cute apron for the longest time, thanks for leading me to it! And I totally want a cookie, too.
November 11, 2008 at 2:02 pm
heather
It’s the time of year for baking! I envy you – the cookies look delicious. I can cook but cannot CAN NOT bake.
November 11, 2008 at 2:37 pm
Jenn
This post absolutely 100% made me want to leave work right now, go to the grocery store for baking supplies, and go home and bake cookies for the rest of the day. Seriously.
I love recipes, so I think yes, yes, and yes! to adding this as a new feature
November 11, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Joy
It’s so funny because I was going to comment yesterday that perhaps trying new recipes and playing in the kitchen would be a great post-wedding project because a) good food is always an upper, b) you’d get to use all your new gadgets and c) it’s a great excuse to have friends over. (And, d) I find cooking strangely therapeutic.. even if just for myself.)
And, so you read my mind (or someone else’s comment) and I think it’s fantastic. How about that chicken pot pie recipe sometime? 😉
November 11, 2008 at 3:13 pm
Kate
Yes- definitely. Even if I can only bake with bran, I still like to see other people baking with chocolate. Mmm!
November 11, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Tootie
Yes, I think it’s a good feature! I need all the help I can get in the kitchen, and I enjoy trying out new recipes. 🙂
November 11, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Princess Extraordinaire
Thanks for the recipe – I am going to try it tomorrow – I would like to see a recipe posted regularly – I am all for it!
November 11, 2008 at 10:32 pm
SJ
Yes this seems very yummy. I’ll give it a try
November 12, 2008 at 6:02 am
Rochelle
I havent been around for awhile and did a big “catch up on blogs” this morning. You looked beyond stunning and your wedding sounded so wonderful! I hope that one day when I get married I can be as happy as you to were.
Oh yes, and those cookies look too yummy!
November 12, 2008 at 11:13 am
Peter DeWolf
Mmmm coooookie.
Have you and Michael given any thought to taking in a 30-something Canadian foster child?
(We are great for explaining hockey, finding good sources for maple syrup, and for delivering Bryan Adams lyrics on command.)
November 12, 2008 at 2:37 pm
JenBun
Yum! You should for sure do more of these! 😛
I have a recipe that is similar, but I put currants in the dough and then drizzle (or, y’know, slather) a burnt-sugar caramel frosting over the top– SO good!
Mmmm… tastes like fall!
November 12, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Maris
These look so good! More impressed than I am with the cookies, I admire your willpower not to have eaten 5. I wouldn’t have been able to resist, that’s for sure.
December 22, 2008 at 11:06 am
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