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Two Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Cookies

How to Bake in Batches to Make the Most of Your Baking Time One way to handle your holiday baking is to bake in batches, then freeze and store for the big day. You can do this successfully over a couple of weeks with batch baking and batch preparing. The biggest thing to remember is to only try a few different types of things in one day, or focus on just one type of baked good in one day. For example, you might want to bake all your quick breads in one day. Another day you can prepare all your cookie dough. Yet another time, you can bake all your fruit pies and so forth. This process makes the most of the time you have, the space you have, and your skill level. Be Prepared Don't try batch baking without a plan of action. Be sure to write down your plans in advance so that you are sure you have enough time to do everything that you've planned. To figure out a basic time line, add up the prep time, the baking time for each oven full, and then multiply that by 1.5 to account for a little extra issues happening. Then you should be sure that you have enough time. Get Everything Ready to Go Your kitchen should be spotless when you start, and ensure that you have all the ingredients and appliances necessary to make each item ready to go. If you know, for example, that today you'll be using about 10 pounds of flour, consider using a large bowl to hold the flour so you can easily spoon the flour into the measuring cup, flatten off over the bowl, without having to get into the bag over and over which usually means spillage. Clean as You Go Fill your sink immediately with hot soapy water so you can clean as you go. You will want to wash your mixing dishes and other utensils during the baking process so that you can use them again. There's no point in totally destroying your kitchen as you batch bake, and you don't have to. Set out a draining board, fill the sink with hot soapy water, and wash as you go. There are many opportunities during baking to wash a couple of dishes, and this will make the clean-up faster, and the process more organized. All Day Batch Baking You can set aside a day for batch baking such as a Saturday. Plan for all day baking, which usually entails 8 to 10 hours of work. Ensure that any other chores are done, including the shopping, and the kitchen is clean and ready prior to baking day. It's important to organize your recipes with some logic behind them. For example, if you need dough to rise, start that first, so that it can be rising as you are preparing other things such as cookie dough or pie crusts. Both can be put in the refrigerator or freezer after preparation while you bake the bread, then baked after you bake the bread while the oven is still hot and ready.

This recipe for easy pumpkin spice cookies could not be more simple! These spice cookies are soft and delicious and are made with just two ingredients.

Two Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Ingredients for Pumpkin Spice Cookies

1 box spice cake mix

1 can pumpkin puree

White chocolate, melted, for decorating – optional

Themed sprinkles, for decorating – optional

Instructions for Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper

In a large bowl mix the cake mix and pumpkin puree until fully incorporated

Spoon or scoop onto the lined cookie sheet

Bake for 15-18 minutes

Cool on a wire rack

If decorating, melt the white chocolate in the microwave and stir until smooth

Cool slightly and place in a piping bag

Cut a small portion of the end of the piping bag and drizzle the melted chocolate over the cookies

Add themed sprinkles

Serve, share, and enjoy!

How to Bake in Batches to Make the Most of Your Baking Time

One way to handle your holiday baking is to bake in batches, then freeze and store for the big day. You can do this successfully over a couple of weeks with batch baking and batch preparing.

The biggest thing to remember is to only try a few different types of things in one day, or focus on just one type of baked good in one day. For example, you might want to bake all your quick breads in one day. Another day you can prepare all your cookie dough. Yet another time, you can bake all your fruit pies and so forth. This process makes the most of the time you have, the space you have, and your skill level.

Be Prepared

Don’t try batch baking without a plan of action. Be sure to write down your plans in advance so that you are sure you have enough time to do everything that you’ve planned. To figure out a basic time line, add up the prep time, the baking time for each oven full, and then multiply that by 1.5 to account for a little extra issues happening. Then you should be sure that you have enough time.

Get Everything Ready to Go

Your kitchen should be spotless when you start, and ensure that you have all the ingredients and appliances necessary to make each item ready to go. If you know, for example, that today you’ll be using about 10 pounds of flour, consider using a large bowl to hold the flour so you can easily spoon the flour into the measuring cup, flatten off over the bowl, without having to get into the bag over and over which usually means spillage.

Clean as You Go

Fill your sink immediately with hot soapy water so you can clean as you go. You will want to wash your mixing dishes and other utensils during the baking process so that you can use them again. There’s no point in totally destroying your kitchen as you batch bake, and you don’t have to. Set out a draining board, fill the sink with hot soapy water, and wash as you go. There are many opportunities during baking to wash a couple of dishes, and this will make the clean-up faster, and the process more organized.

All Day Batch Baking

You can set aside a day for batch baking such as a Saturday. Plan for all day baking, which usually entails 8 to 10 hours of work. Ensure that any other chores are done, including the shopping, and the kitchen is clean and ready prior to baking day. It’s important to organize your recipes with some logic behind them. For example, if you need dough to rise, start that first, so that it can be rising as you are preparing other things such as cookie dough or pie crusts. Both can be put in the refrigerator or freezer after preparation while you bake the bread, then baked after you bake the bread while the oven is still hot and ready.

Pumpkin Spice Cookie Recipe

Yield: 24
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes

An easy to make pumpkin spice cookie with just two ingredients.

Ingredients

  • 1 box spice cake mix
  • 1 can pumpkin puree
  • White chocolate, melted, for decorating - optional
  • Themed sprinkles, for decorating - optional

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with parchment paper
  2. In a large bowl mix the cake mix and pumpkin puree until fully incorporated
  3. Spoon or scoop onto the lined cookie sheet
  4. Bake for 15-18 minutes
  5. Cool on a wire rack
  6. If decorating, melt the white chocolate in the microwave and stir until smooth
  7. Cool slightly and place in a piping bag
  8. Cut a small portion of the end of the piping bag and drizzle the melted chocolate over the cookies
  9. Add themed sprinkles
  10. Serve, share, and enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 24 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 108Total Fat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 163mgCarbohydrates: 22gFiber: 1gSugar: 12gProtein: 1g

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