Pumpkin Cookies
These pumpkin cookies are so soft and chewy, and they are frosted with a brown sugar frosting. The perfect fall cookie that is great to make during the holidays.
Servings: 39 Cookies
Calories: 154kcal
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cookies
- 2 ¾ cups all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon cloves
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg + 1 yolk
Brown Sugar Frosting
- 4 ounce cream cheese
- ¼ cup butter
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
Pumpkin Cookies
- In a medium bowl, whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and spices together until combined.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and both sugars together until creamy.
- Add pumpkin puree, egg, and yolk. Beat until combined.
- Gradually add flour mixture into the sugar mixture and beat after each addition.
- Drop by rounded tablespoon on the prepared cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8 minutes. Let cookies sit on cookie sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Brown Sugar Frosting
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Add brown sugar and vanilla, and beat until combined.
- Gradually beat in powdered sugar until all ingredients are incorporated.
- Frost cookies once they have cooled completely.
- Sprinkle the frosting with a little cinnamon, if desired.
Notes
- Fully soften your butter and cream cheese for the easiest mixing. Cold butter and cream cheese are incredibly difficult to get nice and creamy.
- Remove the cookies as soon as you've baked them for the specified amount of time in the recipe. Carryover cooking time will finish baking them to perfection.
- Mix your cookie ingredients until just combined. Overmixing can make the cookies dense and tough.
- Be sure you buy pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling. They're often sold next to each other.
Nutritional values are approximate.
Please note that these values can change with different brands and any modifications made to the recipe. For the most accurate information, use a nutritional calculator with the exact brands and measurements.
Recipe adapted from Deliciously SeasonedNutrition
Calories: 154kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 23mg | Sodium: 102mg | Potassium: 56mg | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 716IU | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg