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Pumpkin Cookies Recipe with Maple Buttercream Frosting
Pumpkin Cookies Recipe with Maple Buttercream Frosting - Pumpkin Cookies with Maple Frosting Recipe make for a soft, delicious cookie recipe! A simple, yet flavorful cookie recipe topped with maple buttercream frosting!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
22 mins
Servings: 48
Calories: 113 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/4 /4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 /4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup pumpkin puree homemade or store-bought
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 /2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 /2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 /2 teaspoon kosher salt
Maple Buttercream Frosting Recipe
- 1/2 /2 cup butter softened
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
Instructions
- Prep. Preheat oven 350ºF. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- Cream together the wet ingredients. Cream together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the pumpkin puree, egg, and the vanilla extract.
- Whisk together the dry ingredients. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Mix the dry into the wet ingredients. Slowly mix the dry ingredients into the pumpkin puree mixture until combined.
- Drop and bake. Drop cookie dough by the tablespoon full onto the prepared baking sheet and bake for about 10 minutes, until set but not overbaked.
- Cool, frost and serve. Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer to a wire rack for cooling completely. Once cooled, frost with Maple Frosting (recipe below).
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Maple Buttercream Frosting Recipe:
- Cream together the butter, confectioner's sugar and maple syrup until light and fluffy. Add heavy cream a tablespoon at a time, beating well after each, until the maple frosting is well combined and fluffy.
Notes
- To store, the frosted cookies will keep on the counter for up to 3 days.
- To freeze, store the frosted cookies in an airtight, freezer-safe container for up to 2 months.
- To make ahead, prepare the cookies and the frosting and store separately. Store the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Store the frosting in an airtight container or zip top bag in the refrigerator. When ready to assemble, allow the frosting to come to room temperature and then spread onto the cookies and serve.
Nutrition Information
Calories
113kcal
(6%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
6g
(9%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.3g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
20mg
(7%)
Sodium
96mg
(4%)
Potassium
26mg
(1%)
Fiber
0.3g
(1%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Vitamin A
987IU
(20%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
8mg
(1%)
Iron
0.4mg
(2%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 48Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 113
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 113kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 6g | 9% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.3g | 2% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 20mg | 7% |
| Sodium | 96mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 26mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0.3g | 1% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
| Vitamin A | 987IU | 20% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 8mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.