Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting (The World's Best) Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Halloween Recipes. (Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting (The World's Best) Recipe). After getting this recipe from a friend, I have made them over 100 times for family and friends and they are always a hit, especially around Halloween and Thanksgiving! As far as the spices go, less is more; this is not a full-on pumpkin pie or pumpkin bread/cake. They're light and moist cookies with a taste of fall in every bite!

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 30 mins

Total: 1hr10 mins

Servings: 36

Yield: 3 dozen cookies

Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting (The World's Best) Recipe

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon baking soda

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

½ teaspoon ground ginger

1 cup butter

¾ cup white sugar

¾ cup brown sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1 egg

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree

1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese

softened

¼ cup butter

softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups confectioners' sugar

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Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.

Step 2

Whisk flour baking powder cinnamon baking soda nutmeg and ginger together in a bowl. Beat 1 cup butter white sugar brown sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract and egg with an electric mixer in a separate large bowl beating until mixture is smooth. Beat in pumpkin puree. Gradually stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture. Batter will be moist.

Step 3

Spoon batter by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool for about 5 minutes on sheets before removing to finish cooling on waxed paper.

Step 5

Beat cream cheese 1/4 cup butter and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl with an electric mixer until soft and creamy. Beat in confectioners' sugar about 1/2 cup at a time until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cooled cookies with cream cheese frosting.

Nutritional Information

Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting (The World's Best) Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:36

Calories: 152.3

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.3g 3%

Carbohydrates: 20.6g 7%

Dietary Fiber: 0.6g 2%

Sugars: 14.4g

Fat: 7.5g 12%

Saturated Fat: 4.7g 23%

Cholesterol: 24.7mg 8%

Vitamin A Iu: 2077.4IU 42%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.7mg 6%

Vitamin C: 0.5mg 1%

Folate: 15.4mcg 4%

Calcium: 19.5mg 2%

Iron: 0.6mg 3%

Magnesium: 5.2mg 2%

Potassium: 43.9mg 1%

Sodium: 115mg 5%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 6%

Calories From Fat: 67.3

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.