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Lofthouse-Style Pumpkin Cookies
Super soft pumpkin cookies with a cream cheese frosting -- like an autumnal Lofthouse cookie!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr 12 mins
Servings: 24 cookies
Calories: 299 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 1 cup sugar
- ½ ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ ½ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 ⅓ 3 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1 Tablespoon corn starch (or cornflour in UK)
- 1 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ ¾ teaspoon pumpkin spice
- ½ ½ teaspoon salt
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 6 6 ounces cream cheese softened
- 6 6 Tablespoons butter softened
- 2 2 Tablespoons brown sugar tightly packed
- 1 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ ¼ teaspoon salt
- 3 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- In KitchenAid (or using an electric hand mixer) cream together butter, sugars, and pumpkin puree on medium-high speed, until well-combined
- Add egg and egg yolk, beating until combined.Stir in vanilla extract.
- In separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, corn starch, pumpkin spice, and salt.
- Gradually (with mixer on medium-low speed) stir the dry mixture into wet ingredients, pausing occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure that all ingredients are well-combined.
- Transfer dough to refrigerator and chill 30-45 minutes.
- Shortly before dough has finished chilling, preheat your oven to 350F and prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper.
- Remove dough from refrigerator and roll into heaping 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized balls.
- Use the (clean) bottom of a glass or measuring cup to press down until cookies are about ½" thick.
- Place on cookie sheet at least 2" apart and bake on 350F for 12-13 minutes.
- Allow cookies to cool completely on cookie sheet before frosting.
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Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using an electric mixer and a large bowl), beat together cream cheese, butter, and brown sugar until well-combined.
- Stir in vanilla extract and salt, and then scrape down sides and bottom of bowl and beat briefly once more to ensure all ingredients are well-combined.
- Gradually, with mixer on low-speed, stir powdered sugar into frosting until completely combined (pausing occasionally to scrape down sides and bottom of bowl).
- Once cookies have cooled completely, spread icing over the tops of cookies and immediately decorate with sprinkles.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1cookie
Calories
299kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
43g
(14%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
8g
(40%)
Cholesterol
42mg
(14%)
Sodium
127mg
(5%)
Potassium
67mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
29g
(58%)
Vitamin A
1223IU
(24%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 299
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 299kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 43g | 14% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Cholesterol | 42mg | 14% |
| Sodium | 127mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 67mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 29g | 58% |
| Vitamin A | 1223IU | 24% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.