Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Cookies

PUMPKIN OATMEAL COOKIES

These chewy pumpkin oatmeal cookies are over the top delicious: they’re vegan, full of pumpkin spices and drizzled with a simple powdered sugar icing.

Ingredients

For the cookies

• 1 ½ cups Rolled Oats
• 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons Essential Spice ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon Essential Spice ground ginger
• ½ teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon kosher salt
• ½ cup refined coconut oil, at room temperature
• ½ cup brown sugar, packed
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¾ cup pumpkin puree
• 1 tablespoon Essential Spice Gourmet Vanilla Extract

For the powdered sugar icing

• ¾ cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 ½ tablespoons almond milk

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, combine the rolled oats, all-purpose flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and kosher salt.
2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the coconut oil, brown sugar, and granulated sugar on medium high for about 30 seconds, scraping the bowl as necessary, until well combined. Add in pumpkin and vanilla and combine on low for a few seconds until fully combined. Gradually add in the bowl with the dry ingredients, mixing on low, until combined into a dough.
3. Place the bowl in the refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes.
4. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper. Remove the bowl with the dough from the refrigerator. Make 24 1 ½ tablespoon-sized balls (a size 40 cookie scoop, if you have it) and place them onto the baking sheet. Lightly flatten the tops of each cookie with your hand.
5. Bake for 11 minutes until lightly browned on the bottom. Remove from the oven and allow to set on the baking sheet; after 2 minutes, transfer to a wire baking rack. For best results, bake in 2 batches (refrigerate the dough in between baking); this gets the most even bake. If making the glaze, allow to cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
6. To make the powdered sugar icing, stir together the confectioners’ sugar and almond milk until a smooth sauce forms and all lumps are dissolved (if using a thin almond milk start with 1 tablespoon and increase by little bits until it is smooth). Place the cookies on parchment paper, dip a fork into the glaze and drizzle in a zigzag pattern. Let the cookies sit at room temperature until the glaze is dry, about 20 minutes. Store at room temperature in a cookie tin for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Prep Time: 45 minutes Cook Time: 10 Minute Yield 24 Cookies