How To Make Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
With hints of pumpkin pie spice, prepare for the coming Halloween season by making a batch of these pumpkin cookies made with rich cream cheese frosting.
Serves:
Ingredients
For Pumpkin Cookies:
- 2½cupsall-purpose flour
- 1tspbaking powder
- 1tspbaking soda
- 1tbsppumpkin pie spice,plus extra for sprinkling
- ½tspsalt
- ½cupbutter,softened
- 1cupgranulated sugar
- ½cupbrown sugar
- 1¼cupspumpkin puree,canned
- 1egg
- 1tspvanilla extract
For Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 8ozlow-fat cream cheese,room temperature
- 3tbspbutter,room temperature
- 1tspvanilla extract
- 2cupspowdered sugar
Instructions
Pumpkin Cookies:
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
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In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt until combined. Set aside.
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In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar on medium-high speed for 1 minute until light and fluffy.
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Add in the pumpkin, egg, and vanilla to butter mixture, and beat on medium-speed until just combined. Fold in the dry ingredients until just combined.
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Drop on a cookie sheet, then use fingers or a spoon to flatten them slightly.
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Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cookies are cooked through and bounce back slightly after touching them. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool until they reach room temperature.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
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With an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together on medium-high speed until smooth. Gradually add in the powdered sugar until it is all combined and the frosting is smooth.
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Then frost or drizzle cookies with cream cheese frosting, and sprinkle with an extra pinch of pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon if preferred.
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Serve and enjoy.
Recipe Notes
If frosting is too thick, add in 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk or water until it reaches desired consistency. If it is too thin, add in more powdered sugar until it reaches desired consistency.
Nutrition
- Calories:Â 136.31kcal
- Fat:Â 4.72g
- Saturated Fat:Â 2.87g
- Trans Fat:Â 0.14g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 1.22g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 0.23g
- Carbohydrates:Â 22.19g
- Fiber:Â 0.50g
- Sugar:Â 14.74g
- Protein:Â 1.68g
- Cholesterol:Â 17.17mg
- Sodium:Â 102.09mg
- Calcium:Â 26.86mg
- Potassium:Â 49.37mg
- Iron:Â 0.62mg
- Vitamin A: 107.92µg
- Vitamin C:Â 0.39mg
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