Pumpkin Spice Butter Cookies

 
Pumpkin Spice Butter Cookies blend rich butteriness warm spices and a hint of pumpkin sweetness dipped in a sweet pumpkinspiced glaze. They are cookies that perfectly capture the flavors of Autumn or the pumpkin spice season as its become known! This recipe starts with my buttery tender butter cookies which are delicious on their own too!
Ingredients Substitutions
Butter Of course for butter cookies you need butter! I used 2 sticks of unsalted butter. If you use salted butter you may want to omit the salt in the cookie dough.

Eggs You will just add egg yolks to the cookie dough it helps make the dough easier to work with. But dont waste the egg whites which can be used in another recipe like Fried Ice Cream.
Flour Two cups of allpurpose flour to 2 sticks of butter is the perfect ratio for these butter cookies.
Pumpkin Pie Spice For the most flavor make your own pumpkin pie spice! It is used in both the cookies and the glaze.
Milk Use whole milk in both the cookie dough and the glaze. Add about a tablespoon of whole milk at a time to the dough or until the dough is pliable but still sticky. I used 2 tablespoons of milk in the dough. Start with just a tablespoon of milk in the glaze too. You can always add more until it reaches your desired consistency.
Glaze Once the cookies cool dip half of each cookie into the glaze. Its the perfect balance of a little more pumpkin flavor and sweetness to each bite.
Can I Make the Dough Ahead of Time?
Sure! If you want to get the cookie dough made in advance you can store it in the refrigerator or freeze the dough for longer storage.
To Refrigerate Dough Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and store it in
the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
To Freeze Dough To freeze the dough first get the dough mixed together. Next scoop the cookie dough onto a lined baking sheet pressing each cookie slightly to flatten. Then place the sheet of cookie dough into the freezer until solid 12 hours. Once solid store the cookie dough in a freezersafe bag that is labeled dated and includes the baking instructions. When ready to bake just add a couple of minutes to the baking time no need to thaw first.