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Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting are spiced cookies featuring pumpkin puree, warm spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, and a tender texture, topped with a smooth, rich cream cheese frosting. These cookies balance soft centers with flavorful autumn spices and a sweet tangy topping, suitable for fall baking or festive occasions.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Servings:
36
cookies
Calories:
176 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon cloves ground
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup pumpkin 100% pure
- 1 egg at room temperature, large
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
For the cream cheese frosting:
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 8 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
- 3 cups confectioners sugar sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract pure
- Pinch salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper or Silpat baking mats. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and salt. Set aside.
- Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat the butter and sugars together until creamy and smooth, scraping down the sides of the bowl with a spatula, as necessary. Add the pumpkin, egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix on low until just combined. Don’t over mix.
- Use a cookie scoop or spoon to drop the cookie dough by rounded tablespoon onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for or 14 to 18 minutes or until edges are firm but cookies are still soft in the center. Cool on baking sheets for 2 to 5 minutes; transfer to wire cooling racks to cool completely.
- While the cookies are cooling, make the cream cheese frosting. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine butter and cream (you can also use an electric hand mixer) and beat until creamy and smooth, about 1 minute.
- Add the confectioner’s sugar, vanilla, and salt. Mix on low for 30 seconds and then turn to medium speed and mix until smooth, about 1 minute. Stop and scrape down the sides of the bowl, as necessary. If you want a thicker frosting add an additional ¼ cup to ½ cup of confectioner’s sugar and beat again.
- Frost the cooled cookies with cream cheese frosting
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Nutrition Information
Calories
176kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
25mg
(8%)
Sodium
110mg
(5%)
Potassium
51mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
1308IU
(26%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
21mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36 cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 176
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 176kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 25mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 110mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 51mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 1308IU | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 21mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.