3 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies with Cake Mix
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3 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies with Cake Mix
Description
This pumpkin cookie recipe leverages a spiced cake mix combined with pumpkin puree and eggs to create soft, tender cookies with subtle autumn spices. The dough is sticky and not rolled into balls, which contributes to a moist, cake-like texture upon baking. Baking at 350 degrees for about 9-10 minutes yields cookies with a slightly patted-down shape that hold their softness well.
The cream cheese frosting, made by beating together softened cream cheese and butter, then adding powdered sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon, offers a creamy, slightly tangy topping that pairs well with the pumpkin spices. Sprinkling extra cinnamon on top adds a warm aroma and flavor layer.
These cookies are best enjoyed fresh out of the oven to appreciate their softness, but the recipe notes adjustments like using fewer eggs for a less cake-like texture or opting for a powdered sugar glaze to vary sweetness and texture.
Ingredients
- 1 .25 box spice cake mix ( I used Duncan Hines)
- 2 large egg
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla optional
Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients:
- 8 ounces full-fat cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon divided
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl combine cake mix, eggs, pumpkin puree, and vanilla and mix well with a fork (or you could use a hand or stand mixer).
- Create heaping 1 tablespoon cookie dough balls with a cookie scoop or spoon and place them about 2 inches apart on a baking sheet that has been lined with parchment paper (dough will be wet and sticky).
- Gently pat down the cookie dough balls (but no need to roll them into a ball).
- Bake for 9-10 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
- While the cookies cool, make the frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Using a hand mixer, beat cream cheese and butter together on low in a medium-sized mixing bowl until there are no clumps.
- Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon and beat well.
- Spoon frosting onto cookies and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon (optional).
Notes
- Use 1 egg for a less cake-like cookie texture.
- Soften cream cheese and butter before frosting to ensure smooth blending.
- Sprinkle additional cinnamon on frosting for garnish, optional.
- A powdered sugar glaze can replace cream cheese frosting if preferred.
- Cookies are best served warm from the oven.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 20cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 202 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 202kcal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 27g | 9% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 40mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 213mg | 9% |
| Potassium | 120mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 954IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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