Maple Iced Pumpkin Blondies Recipe 395

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350° F. Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan, 15 x10 x1 inch, with shortening. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt; set aside. In large bowl, beat brown sugar, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until creamy. Beat in eggs and pumpkin until well mixed. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Spread in pan.
• Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and powdered sugar with spoon until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Spread Icing over cooled bars. Sprinkle with ginger. For bars, cut into 10 rows by 6 rows.

Steps:

• FOR MAPLE ICING: Beat 6 ounces softened cream cheese, 2 tablespoons softened butter or margarine and 2 cups sifted powdered sugar in small mixer bowl until smooth. Add 1 to 2 teaspoons maple flavoring. Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease 15 x 10-inch jelly-roll pan. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl. Beat sugar, butter and vanilla extract in large mixer bowl. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin. Gradually beat in flour mixture. Spread into prepared pan. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan; spread with Maple Icing. Cut into bars.

Steps:

• BATTER: Preheat oven to 350*F.
• Grease a 15x10x1" jelly-roll pan.
• Whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl; set aside.
• In a large bowl, using an electric mixer on medium speed, cream together the butter, brown sugar, and vanilla until creamy and smooth; scrape sides of bowl.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, blending well after each addition.
• Add the pumpkin; blend well.
• Reduce mixer speed to low; gradually add the flour mixture just until well blended.
• Spread batter evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick tests out clean.
• Cool completely.
• Meanwhile, make the FROSTING: Beat together the cream cheese, butter, and powdered sugar with an electric mixer on medium-low speed until smooth.
• Add enough maple extract for desired flavor and spreading consistency; frost cooled bars.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
• Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice for cookies together in a large bowl. Set aside.
• Combine shortening and brown sugar in a second large bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add pumpkin, egg, and vanilla extract; mix well until combined. Add 1/2 of the flour mixture and mix well. Add remaining flour mixture and mix again.
• Scoop tablespoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, arranging 2 inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned at the edges, about 14 minutes, rotating baking sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through baking time.
• While the cookies bake, combine butter and maple syrup for icing in a medium bowl. Beat using an electric mixer until smooth. Add pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla extract. Mix well. Add powdered sugar and beat until fluffy. Add food coloring and beat until uniform. Set aside.
• Remove cookies from the oven and let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes more. Pipe or spread icing onto cooled cookies and decorate with sprinkles as desired.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Lightly butter a 9- by 13-inch baking pan, line with parchment paper, and butter again.
• In a medium saucepan, cook the pumpkin over medium heat, stirring frequently, until reduced to 1 cup, about 10 minutes. Add the maple syrup and cook, stirring, for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the pumpkin pie spice and butter until the butter melts. Transfer mixture to a large bowl. Let stand until room temperature, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir the brown sugar into the pumpkin mixture, then stir in the eggs and vanilla until incorporated. Add the flour mixture and stir until smooth. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
• Bake until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
• Place a large cutting board on top of the pan of blondies. Invert the pan and cutting board together, then lift off the pan and peel off the parchment paper. Cut the blondies into 3 even strips lengthwise, then cut each strip into 10 triangles with approximately 2-inch bases (you will have 1 smaller triangle on each end). Transfer the triangles to a large serving platter, flat bottom sides up.
• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth and fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, maple syrup, lemon juice, and salt. Beat on low speed until well-mixed, then raise the speed to medium-high and beat until smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl occasionally.
• Transfer half of the icing to another large bowl and tint with orange. Transfer two thirds of the remaining to another bowl and tint yellow. Divide the orange, yellow, and white icings among 3 piping bags or resealable plastic bags. Snip small holes in the corner of each. Pipe the icings on the blondies in stripes to resemble candy corn: a thin strip of yellow along the wide end, a thick strip of orange in the center, and a small white tip. Let stand until set.