Ingredients
Cookie
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1/4 cup pear nectar or milk
1 large Land O Lakes® Egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 medium (1 cup) ripe pear, peeled, finely chopped
1 cup chopped pecans
36 whole cloves
Frosting
4 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
3 to 4 tablespoons pear nectar or milk
*Substitute 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves for 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice. For 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, substitute 1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon plus a pinch each of ground ginger, ground nutmeg and ground cloves.