Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin cookies are one of the best fall comfort foods. Sweet, spicy and full of pumpkin flavor, they're the best on rainy Saturday morning.
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- ¾ C butter melted and cooled
- ½ C granulated sugar
- 1¼ C dark brown sugar light brown is also fine
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ C pumpkin puree
- 2 C flour
- 2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon granulated sugar for rolling
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice for rolling
For the Frosting
- 4 oz cream cheese room temperature
- ¼ C butter room temperature
- 1 C powdered sugar
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoon milk
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
Instructions
For the Cookies
- Preheat your oven to 350°F.
- Combine the melted butter and sugars together in a large bowl or stand mixer. Mix until well combined.
- Add the pumpkin and vanilla, mix until combined.
- Add the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt, stir until just mixed.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining granulated sugar and pumpkin pie spice. Using a 1" cookie scoop, scoop dough, roll into a smooth circle, and then roll in sugar mixture. Place on prepared cookie sheet. Repeat as needed.
- Bake the cookies for 8-10 minutes.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5-10 minutes, before removing to a cooling rack. Allow cookies to cool completely before adding the frosting.
For the Frosting
- Add cream cheese and butter to a large bowl. Beat together with a hand mixer. Next, gradually add the powdered sugar and mix. Add the vanilla. Add the milk, a tablespoon at a time, until you reach your desired consistency. Add the cinnamon and beat until smooth.
- Using a piping bag or just a frezzer bag with a hole cut in the tip, drizzle the icing over the cookies.
- Enjoy!
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Notes
If you're looking for even more fall flavor, try substituting the vanilla extract for maple extract! Super delish.
If you live at a higher altitude like I do, you might need to give the tops of these cookies a pat with a spoon right when they come out of the oven. I found that some of mine were a bit more rounded on top than I wanted them to be.
If you want more pumpkin spice flavor, then swap the cinnamon for pumpkin pie spice in the icing.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookieCalories: 211kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 2gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 174mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 1098IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 23mgIron: 1mg
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