Food Network Scholar: Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Pudding Cookies

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I am a home cook who backyard gardens and has a serious closet addiction to the Food Network. I envision visiting the world in my own kitchen.

From Julia to Giada, I am a bi-product of the quirky world of anything food television. At age 10 I wanted to lunch with Julia; at 12 I thought sitting at Graham Kerr's table would be bliss; in college I was a diligent voyeur student of Jeff Smith's; and as a newlywed I envisioned myself being Martha. Then the sky opened up and violin music played in the background when I discovered an entire family of food shows on the blossoming food network. Twenty years later I am still a home chef with a backyard garden, yet in my head I am a trained chef who has eaten her way around the world, tasted all things exotic, competed in many challenges, judged the best of the best, and have a circle of friends which includes Emeril, Bobby, Rachael and more. I like to learn and challenge myself simply for the pleasure of all things food. I am a student of the University of Food Network and my textbooks, exams and extra-curricular activities all stem from channel 39.

Saturday, April 5, 2014

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Pudding Cookies

I am on my own for dinner tonight so it won't be anything exciting. We had a problem with our furnace today so I decided to bake something to warm up the kitchen. The last batch of these are in the oven.....holey moley these were worth making just to make the house SMELL good! Cinnamon and pumpkin, love that smell! This is a simple recipe that was being passed around Pinterest in the Fall. Yea, yea, I hear ya....no I will no justify eating a batch of cookies in place of dinner....although they do have many of the food groups!

Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Pudding Cookies
printable recipe

3/4 c. butter, softened
3/4 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. sugar
1 (3.4 oz) pumpkin spice instant pudding mix
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
2-1/4 c. flour

1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Stir together flour, cream of tartar and baking soda and set aside.
In a large bowl cream the butter, sugars and pudding mix.