Name: Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter (softened); 1 1/2 and 1 1/2 cups white sugar; 1 cup pumpkin (not entire pumpkin); 1 large egg; 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract; 2 1/2 and 2 1/2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/4 cup butter; 1 8 8 1 ounces cream cheese; cups 1-2 powdered sugar; 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract

Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies Recipe

How To Make Iced Pumpkin Spice Cookies

All the flavors you love in fall are in these soft and warm pumpkin spice cookies. They’re also topped with cream cheese icing for a more luscious treat.

Preparation: 10 minutes

Cooking: 12 minutes

Total: 22 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Cookies:

½cupunsalted butter,softened
1½cupswhite sugar
1cuppumpkin,not entire pumpkin
1large egg
½tbspvanilla extract
2½cupsflour
1tspbaking powder
1tspbaking soda
2tspcinnamon
1tsppumpkin pie spice
½tspsalt

For Frosting:

¼cupbutter
8ozcream cheese,(1 package)
2cupspowdered sugar
½tbspvanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar together until creamy. Beat in the pumpkin, egg, and vanilla.
On top add the flour, baking powder, soda, spices, and salt. Mix until combined.
Place on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and allow to completely cool.
Meanwhile, beat together the room temperature butter and cream cheese with the powdered sugar and vanilla. Add the powdered sugar to desired consistency, but note that the frosting is supposed to be very thick and cheesecake-like.
Frost cookies and enjoy!