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4 Pumpkin Chai Mickey Cookies (Mickey Mouse shaped pumpkin spice cookies with a vanilla glaze) on an orange and red checked tablecloth.

Pumpkin Chai Mickey Cookies

These Pumpkin Chai Mickey Cookies are the perfect blend of pumpkin and spices with a vanilla bean glaze!
Course Dessert
Keyword Fall, Mickey Mouse, pumpkin
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 32 minutes
Servings 12 cookies

Ingredients

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup light brown sugar
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chai Spiced Sugar

  • cup granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon allspice
  • ½ teaspoon ground cardamom
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

Vanilla Bean Glaze

  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla paste

Instructions

Chai Spiced Sugar

  1. In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar, cinnamon, ginger, allspice, cardamom, and cloves. Set aside.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. Set aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, beat the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
  4. Add the pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla and beat until combined.
  5. Gradually add in the flour mixture, beating on low speed until just combined.
  6. Scoop out 12 dough balls using a cookie scoop or tablespoon measure. Roll the balls in the Chai Spiced Sugar and place onto the prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
  7. Scoop out another 12 dough balls, but separate each ball into two before rolling them each in the Chai Spiced Sugar. Place two of the smaller dough balls onto the baking sheet at the top of a larger dough ball to make Mickey ears. Gently press them together so they adhere together when baked. Repeat with remaining dough balls.
  8. Place the baking sheets with the prepared Mickey shaped cookies into the refrigerator for 10 minutes before baking.
  9. Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until just set. Let the cookies cool completely on the baking sheets.

Vanilla Bean Glaze

  1. Place the powdered sugar into a small bowl.
  2. Stir the vanilla bean paste into the milk and add to the powdered sugar.
  3. Whisk the mixture until it's smooth.
  4. Use a spoon to drizzle the glaze over the top of each cookie.
  5. Let the glaze set for a couple minutes before serving.