Frosted Pumpkin Spice Cookies

By á-11135

Frosted Pumpkin Spice Cookies are the ideal cookies to bake to get in the fall season. They're festive, fun, and delicious!

Ingredients

• COOKIES:
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups white sugar
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• FROSTING:
• 1/2 cup butter
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 3 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350°F, and prepare baking sheets with butter or cooking spray.

In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, and salt. Set aside.

Cream together butter and white sugar in a medium bowl. Slowly add in pumpkin, egg, and vanilla. Mix until well combined.

Carefully add the butter mixture in with the flour mixture, stirring to combine.

Using a tablespoon, drop cookie dough on prepared baking sheets and flatten with floured fingers (dough will be sticky).

Bake for 13-15 minutes, until edges are golden.

FROSTING:
Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla until well blended. Add powdered sugar one cup at a time, mixing to fully incorporate. Add in cinnamon and stir.

Optional: after frosting the cooled cookies, sprinkle nutmeg on top for extra flavor!