Spiderweb Cookies

(Courtesy of Family Circle)

Ingredients:
2 2/3 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
3/4 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. ground allspice
3/4 c. canned solid-pack pumpkin
1/4 c. milk
1 c. granulated sugar
1/4 c. (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, softened
2 eggs
ICING:
3 c. confectioners' sugar
3 Tbsp. light corn syrup
1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 Tbsp. plus 4 tsp. milk
2 Tbsp. unsweetened cocoa powder

Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees.  Coat 2 baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.  In bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and allspice.  In small bowl, stir together pumpkin and milk.  In large bowl, beat sugar and butter until blended, 1 minute.  Beat in eggs.  On low speed, alternately beat in flour mixture and pumpkin mixture, ending with flour mixture.

Drop 1/4 cupfuls of dough onto prepared sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.  Spread slightly with spatula.

Bake 1 sheet at a time in 350 degrees oven 13-15 minutes, until toothpick inserted in centers tests clean.  Remove cookies to rack to cool.

Blend confectioners' sugar, corn syrup, vanilla and 3 Tbsp. plus 2 tsp. milk until smooth.  Remove 1/3 c. icing to small bowl and stir in cocoa and remaining 2 tsp. milk.  Transfer chocolate icing to plastic bag; snip off bottom corner.

Turn cookies flat-side up.  Spread white icing over 1 cookie.  Beginning at the center, pipe a spiral of chocolate icing onto the cookie.  Starting in the center of the spiral, drag a knife through the spiral for a spiderweb pattern.  Repeat with all cookies.

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