Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Deliciously soft pumpkin cookies topped with creamy frosting, perfect for fall!
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 0.75 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 0.75 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1.25 cups canned pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg, room temperature
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened but still cool
- 0.25 cup unsalted butter, softened but still cool
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1.75 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Whisk dry ingredients and set aside.
- Beat butter and sugars until fluffy, then mix in pumpkin, egg, and vanilla.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet, mixing until just combined.
- Drop dough onto baking sheet and bake for 13-15 minutes.
- Frost cooled cookies with cream cheese frosting.
Notes
For best results, use room temperature ingredients.