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Chewy Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing
These Chewy Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing are a delightful treat every fall. They are loaded with pumpkin flavor, chewy soft, and drizzled with the most luscious cream cheese icing.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
26 mins
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 162 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- ½ cup salted butter melted
- ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ⅛ teaspoon table salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ⅔ cups pumpkin flavored morsels Nestle makes them seasonally
For Cream Cheese Icing:
- 4 oz cream cheese melted
- 1 TB salted butter melted
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 1 TB milk
- ¼ tsp pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- In a bowl, whisk the melted butter and both sugars together until completely smooth and incorporated. Whisk in vanilla and pumpkin until smooth. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, hand-whisk together the remaining cookie ingredients except for pumpkin morsels. Using rubber spatula, fold together the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Don't over-mix; the dough will be very soft. Fold in morsels. Cover the dough and chill for at least 1 hour or overnight (Dough must be chilled to bake properly.)
- Preheat the oven to 350F degrees, with rack on lower middle position. Line large baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Roll the dough into 1.5 TB sized balls and place 2 inches apart on lined baking sheet. Slightly flatten the dough balls. Bake the cookies for 9-11 minutes. Cookies may appear soft and under-baked. They will further set upon cooling. If they didn't spread out much, you can slightly flatten a bit once out of oven.
- Allow cookies to cool completely. Meanwhile, make the cream cheese icing. Combine all icing ingredients in a bowl, whisking together to combine well. Transfer to a sturdy Ziploc bag. Squeeze air out of bag and seal tightly. Cut small hole at one end of bag. Drizzle icing over cooled cookies.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
162kcal
(8%)
Carbohydrates
28g
(9%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
21mg
(7%)
Sodium
99mg
(4%)
Potassium
46mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
1193IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
0.3mg
(0%)
Calcium
35mg
(4%)
Iron
0.5mg
(3%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 20cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 162
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 162kcal | 8% |
| Carbohydrates | 28g | 9% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.4g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 21mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 99mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 46mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 1193IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 0.3mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 35mg | 4% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.