Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting
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4.7
Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting
Description
This recipe combines butter, granulated and light brown sugars creamed together before adding pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla, creating a moist cookie dough with warm autumn spices including cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger. Baking soda provides the leavening, while salt and flour complete the dry ingredients. The dough is portioned by tablespoonfuls and baked at 350°F for 10-12 minutes, resulting in tender cookies with a subtle spice profile.
The frosting is crafted by cooking butter, heavy cream, light brown sugar, and salt until boiling, forming a caramel base. Powdered sugar and vanilla are then mixed in off heat to produce a creamy, spreadable frosting that is generously applied to cooled cookies.
These cookies are a good choice for seasonal gatherings or as an everyday treat during cooler months. The rich caramel frosting complements the spiced cookies well and offers a smooth texture contrast.
Ingredients
Cookies:
- 1 cup butter softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup pumpkin puree canned
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon cloves ground
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Frosting:
- 3 tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- Pinch salt
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars for the cookies. Add the eggs and vanilla and mix well. Stir in the pumpkin.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, salt and flour. Add the dry mixture to the pumpkin batter and mix until combined.
- Drop the dough by large tablespoonfuls onto a lightly greased (or lined with parchment or silpat) cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- For the frosting, in a medium saucepan, combine the butter, cream, brown sugar and salt, and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until the mixture comes to a boil.
- Remove from the heat and stir in 1 cup powdered sugar and the vanilla. Let the frosting cool to room temperature and stir in the remaining 1 cup powdered sugar. Spread the frosting over the cooled cookies.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 24Cookies (2-3 dozen depending on size)
Amount Per Serving
Calories kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 Cookie | |
| Calories | 225kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 32g | 11% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Cholesterol | 35mg | 12% |
| Sodium | 182mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 23g | 46% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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