Soft Frosted Pumpkin Cookies Recipe
These Frosted Pumpkin Cookies are pillowy soft and irresistible. The pumpkin cookie has a fluffy, almost cake-like texture and is filled with a warm, pumpkin spice flavor. With the vanilla cream cheese frosting on top, each bite is absolute perfection.
Ingredients
Soft Pumpkin Cookies
- 1/2 cup Salted Butter, softened
- 1/2 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/4 cup Dark Brown Sugar, packed
- 1 large Egg
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 tbsp Half & Half, or Whole Milk
- 1/2 cup Pumpkin Puree, canned
- 1 3/4 cup All Purpose Flour
- 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Pumpkin PIe Spice
- 1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
Vanilla Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz Plain Cream Cheese, softened to room temperature
- 1/4 cup Salted Butter, softened to room temperature
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 cups Powdered Sugar
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F
- To a large mixing bowl, add the softened butter and both sugars
- Mix using an electric hand mixer until combined
- Add in the egg, vanilla and half & half
- Mix until combined
- Add the canned pumpkin puree and mix
- Add in 1 cup of flour
- Mix
- Add in the remaining flour, baking powder, baking soda and all of the spices
- Mix until just combined
- Use a 2 tbsp cookie scoop to portion out the dough on the prepared baking sheet. I usually do 6 cookies at a time for even baking
- Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes (the cookies should have risen, soft in the center with firm edges)
- Remove from the oven and repeat from the remaining cookie batter on a separate baking sheet
- Let the cookies cool completely
- While the cookies cool, make the vanilla cream cheese frosting
- To a mixing bowl, add the softened butter and cream cheese
- Blend using an electric hand mixer until combined
- Add in the vanilla and 1 cup of powdered sugar
- Mix
- Scrape the sides then add the remaining powdered sugar
- Mix until smooth and creamy
- Once the cookies are cooled, it's time to frost!
- Use a spoon or transfer the frosting to a piping bag to frost
- Frost swirls of frosting the cookies or add dollops using a spoon
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie, Calories: 280kcal, Carbohydrates: 40g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 13g, Saturated Fat: 8g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 48mg, Sodium: 163mg, Potassium: 68mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 27g, Vitamin A: 2000IU, Vitamin C: 0.5mg, Calcium: 45mg, Iron: 1mg