Yield: 2 dozen cookies
Soft Frosted Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies with a fluffy cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Total Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1½ cups brown sugar*
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the Frosting:
- ½ cup (1 stick) softened butter
- ½ cup softened cream cheese
- 2-3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract (or vanilla bean paste if you're fancy)
Instructions
For the Cookies:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the ½ cup of butter and brown sugar. Add pumpkin, egg, and 1 teaspoon vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until well combined.
- Slowly mix in dry ingredients. Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls; flatten slightly with floured fingers (dough will be sticky.)
- Bake for 10-13 minutes or until the edges are set and just turning golden.
For the Frosting:
- Cream butter and cream cheese together. Slowly add powdered sugar and mix with an electric mixer until thick and creamy. Add vanilla and mix on high.
- When cookies are cooled- spread frosting on top with an offset spatula or spoon.
Notes
* You may also use a mix of white and brown sugar if that's what you have on hand