Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Moist, delicious Pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting are the perfect cookie for your fall table. Everyone loves these and they go fast so make plenty!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy cookie recipes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 12

Total Time 22

Servings

Calories 190kcal

Author Nicole Cook

Ingredients

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

1 cup butter softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 Tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
1 egg
½ teaspoon vanilla
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 cups all purpose flour

Cream Cheese Frosting

½ cup butter softened
8 ounces cream cheese softened
3 ¾ cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice plus more to sprinkle on top

Instructions

For the Pumpkin Spice Cookies:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray cookie sheet with spray or use a silicone baking mat.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter and sugar on medium, until it's soft and fluffy.
Add the baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin spice and beat until well combined, scraping the bowl down periodically.
Add the egg and the vanilla and beat again.
Add the flour and mix until combined.
Drop dough on your baking sheet with a small cookie dough scoop at least 1" apart.
Bake for 12-14 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to sit for 5 minutes.
After 5 minutes, remove and cook on wire rack. Prepare frosting.

For the Cream Cheese Frosting:

In a large bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and pumpkin spice.
Wait until cookies are completely cool, then spread frosting on cookies.

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