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Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting
Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting feature soft, spiced pumpkin cookies flavored with cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger, topped with a smooth caramel-flavored frosting. The combination balances moist, flavorful cookies with a rich, creamy topping that adds sweetness and a buttery finish, suitable for fall or holiday treats.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
12 mins
Total Time
32 mins
Servings:
24
Cookies (2-3 dozen depending on size)
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
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.
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Nutrition Information
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%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 24 Cookies (2-3 dozen depending on size)
Amount Per Serving
Calories
% 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.