Melt in your Mouth Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Delicious and soft pumpkin cookies that just melt in your mouth! These are the BEST pumpkin cookies and the cream cheese frosting on top is fantastic!
Servings: 30 Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 eggs
- 1 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
Cream Cheese Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 8 Oz cream cheese softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside. In a large bowl, beat 1 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Add egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat until combined. Beat in pumpkin. Lastly beat in flour.
- Drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until tops are set. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.
- To make the cream cheese frosting: Beat together butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy. Frost cooled cookies
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Notes
If you would like to use the entire can of pumpkin, double the recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 184mg | Potassium: 53mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 23g | Vitamin A: 1664IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg