Pumpkin Cookies with a Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
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Serves: 4 dozen
 
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cookies
  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter - softened
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
  • 6 tablespoons cream cheese - softened
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted nutter - softened
  • 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups icing sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons milk or half and half
Instructions
Pumpkin Cookies
  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees line your cookie sheet with your silpat or parchment paper and set aside.
  2. In a medium bowl mix your flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
  3. Using your stand mixer whip your sugar and butter until light and fluffy.
  4. Mix in your pumpkin, egg and vanilla until well combined.
  5. Slowly mix in your dry ingredients until all combined.
  6. Scoop about 1 tablespoon of dough onto your baking sheet.
  7. Bake for 15- 17 minutes until edges are golden brown.
  8. Let cool on your wire rack before frosting.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
  1. Using a stand or hand mixer, cream your butter and cream cheese until pale and fluffy.
  2. Beat in the vanilla, cinnamon and icing sugar until thoroughly combined.
  3. Mix in your milk 1 tablespoon at a time until you've reached the consistancy you want - I only needed 11/2 tablespoons of milk.
  4. Spread over your cooled cookies.
Recipe by Stacey's Recipes at https://www.staceysrecipes.com/pumpkin-cookies-cinnamon-cream-cheese-frosting/