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Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies With Cream Cheese Icing

Soft, spicy and moist. Perfect cookie for a snack or dessert during the chilly Fall and Winter.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword pumpkin,cookies,spice,cinnamon,cream cheese icing
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings 18 cookies
Calories 348kcal

Ingredients

Pumpkin Spice Cookies

  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour

Cream Cheese Icing

  • ½ cup butter (softened)
  • 8 ounces cream cheese (softened)
  • cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  •   Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
  •   In a large bowl, beat the 1 cup butter with anelectric mixer until light and fluffy.
  •  Add the sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt,cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice; beat until combined.
  • Add the egg, vanilla extract, and pumpkin puree;beat until combined.
  •  Add the flour; mix well.
  • Scoop the cookie dough onto an ungreased, parchment lined baking sheet to form 18 cookies. Bake at 350 for 11-12 minutes.
  •  Remove the cookies from the baking sheet andcool to room temperature on a baking rack.
  • To make the frosting, beat together the ½ cupbutter and 8 ounces cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add the vanillaextract and powdered sugar and beat until well combined.
  • Frost the completely cooled cookies generouslywith the cream cheese frosting.
     

Nutrition

Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 348kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 292mg | Potassium: 92mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 2776IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 35mg | Iron: 1mg