Spice Cookies With Pumpkin Dip Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Beat pumpkin, butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together using an electric mixer in a mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs.
• Sift flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cloves together in a separate bowl. Stir into pumpkin batter. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
• Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball using a fork, making a crisscross pattern.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden and edges are set, about 10 minutes, making sure not to overbake.

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl cream butter,sugar.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well.
• Add molasses mix well.
• Combine flour,soda,pumpkin spice and salt.
• Add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• Chill overnight.
• Shape into 1/2 in.
• balls, roll in sugar.
• Place on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake 375 for 6 minutes or till edges are brown.
• FOR DIP:Beat cream cheese till smooth,add pumpkin mix beat well,add sugar and spices beat untill smooth.
• store leftover dip in the refrigerator.
• Makes 3 cups dip.

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese and confectioners' sugar until smooth. Beat in pumpkin, sour cream and spices until blended. Transfer to a bowl; serve with gingersnaps. Refrigerate leftovers.

Steps:

• 1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each edition. Add molasses; mix well.Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Refrigerate overnight. Shape into 1/2 inch balls; roll in sugar. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375 degrees for 6 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to wire rack.
• 2. For dip; beat cream cheese in a mixing bowl until smooth. Add pumpkin pie mix and beat well. Add sugar, cinnamon, and ginger; beat until smooth. Serve with cookies. Store leftover dip in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• Soften the cream cheese and thaw cool whip.
• With a mixer on medium speed, blend the cool whip, cream cheese, and gradually blend in the pudding mix and eggnog.
• If it seems a little thick use a few more tablespoons of eggnog, milk, or half-n-half to thin it down to a good dipping consistency.
• Can be served within minutes!
• Serve with crisp pear and apple slices, ginger snaps, vanilla wafers, etc.
• Other variations: Try the recipe with vanilla pudding and pie filling, milk instead of eggnog, and two tablespoons of peanut butter--serve with apple slices and celery sticks.
• Or use butterscotch pudding and pie filling,, or pistachio pudding and pie filling,, nix the eggnog and use milk to thin the dip.
• You could even double the recipe and fold this into a cooked pie crust, chill 1/2 hour, and serve.

Steps:

• Cream butter and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and molasses. Combine next 6 ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Chill overnight. , Shape into 1/2-in. balls; roll in additional sugar. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° until edges begin to brown, about 6 minutes. Cool 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack. , For dip, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in pumpkin pie mix. Add confectioners' sugar, cinnamon and ginger; mix well. Serve with cookies. Refrigerate leftover dip.