Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing
User Reviews
4.6
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Servings
24 Cookies
Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing
Description
Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing combine shortening and butter creamed with sugar and pumpkin puree, then mixed with eggs. Dry ingredients include all-purpose flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. The dough is dropped onto parchment-lined sheets and baked until just lightly browned, resulting in a tender cookie with a soft crumb.
The cream cheese icing is made by blending softened cream cheese and butter with confectioners' sugar, vanilla bean paste or extract, and milk, then briefly warming to achieve a smooth consistency. This icing is spooned over the slightly warm cookies and smoothed out, staying soft without hardening.
The cookies measure about 1/4 cup dough per cookie for a substantial size. They can be decorated with themed sprinkles while the icing is still soft. These cookies combine the moist, spiced pumpkin flavor with the creamy tang of cream cheese icing for a festive treat.
Shaping the cookies by smoothing tops with damp fingertips helps achieve a uniform appearance. Applying icing when the cookies are slightly warm allows better adhesion and surface smoothing.
Ingredients
For the cookies:
- 1 cup shortening butter flavored
- 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 cups pumpkin puree
- 2 egg
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
For the frosting:
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons butter softened
- 4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla bean paste or vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
For the Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Cream shortening, butter, white sugar and pumpkin. Add eggs and mix well.
- Sift together the baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, salt and flour. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
- Drop from spoon to parchment-lined cookie sheet. Bake 13-15 minutes..
For the Cream Cheese Icing
- Mix the cream cheese with the butter, confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract, and milk in a bowl.
- Heat in a microwave for 5-10 seconds.
- Drizzle spoonfuls over the cooled cookies and smooth with the back of a spoon or a spatula.
Notes
- Measure each cookie dough portion as 1/4 cup for larger, evenly sized cookies.
- Shape cookies into smooth rounds using dampened fingertips before baking.
- Apply cream cheese icing while cookies are slightly warm for easier spreading and better adhesion.
- This icing stays soft and does not harden after application.
- Add fall-themed sprinkles on icing for decorative touch when desired.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.6
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