Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Icing Recipe

In a medium skillet melt butter over medium heat. Cook without stirring until butter crackles then foams and browns about 5 minutes. It should smell nutty and when butter is swirled brown bits should be visible. Pour butter into a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Let cool completely.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

In a medium bowl whisk together flour baking soda pumpkin spice and salt. Set aside.

Add brown sugar and stevia to cooled butter and beat until smooth. Beat in vanilla. Beat in eggs one at a time. Beat in pumpkin until smooth. Stir in flour mixture until just combined.

Drop dough by tablespoonfuls onto prepared baking sheets leaving 1 inch between cookies. Bake until lightly browned and barely firm on top 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer to a rack and cool completely.

While cookies cool prepare frosting. In a food processor combine cream cheese butter stevia powdered sugar and vanilla. Pulse until very smooth.

Spread frosting over cooled cookies. Sprinkle lightly with cinnamon.