Name: Pumpkin Sugar Cookies with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 24 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: For Cookies:; 3 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp cornstarch; 1 tsp baking powder; ½ tsp Baking Soda; ½ tsp salt; ½ tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground nutmeg; ¼ tsp ground ginger; ½ cup unsalted butter; ⅓ cup unflavored vegetable shortening; 1¼ cups granulated sugar; 2 large egg yolks; ⅔ cup canned pumpkin puree; 1 tsp vanilla extract; For Frosting:; 3 oz cream cheese; 3 tbsp butter; ¾ tsp ground cinnamon; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 2½ cups powdered sugar; 1½ tbsp milk

pumpkin sugar cookies with cinnamon cream cheese frosting recipe

How To Make Pumpkin Sugar Cookies with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Pumpkin sugar cookies are a tasty snack to enjoy in the fall. These cookies are soft and chewy with the right amount of cinnamon cream cheese frosting.

Preparation: 30 minutes

Cooking: 24 minutes

Total: 54 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Cookies:

3cupsall-purpose flour
2tspcornstarch
1tspbaking powder
½tspbaking soda
½tspsalt
½tspground cinnamon
¼tspground nutmeg
¼tspground ginger
½cupunsalted buttersoftened
⅓cupunflavored vegetable shortening
1¼cupsgranulated sugar
2largeegg yolks
⅔cupcanned pumpkin puree
1tspvanilla extract

For Frosting:

3ozcream cheesesoftened
3tbspbuttersoftened
¾tspground cinnamon
½tspvanilla extract
2½cupspowdered sugar
1½tbspmilk

Instructions

Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger for 20 seconds. Set aside.
In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter, shortening, and sugar until pale and fluffy.
Mix in egg yolks one at a time. Mix in pumpkin puree and vanilla extract. With mixer set on low speed, slowly add in dry ingredients and mix until combined.
Scoop dough out and shape into 3-tablespoon balls. Place on Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheets (about 8 cookies on each baking sheet), and evenly flatten cookies into rounds using your fingers until they are slightly under ½-inch thick.
Bake in preheated oven for 11 to 12 minutes. Cool on baking sheet for several minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once cool, frost with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting. Store in an airtight container.

Frosting:

In the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, whip together cream cheese and butter until pale and fluffy.
Mix in cinnamon, vanilla extract, and powdered sugar. Mix in enough milk to reach desired consistency and mix until smooth and slightly fluffy.