Easy Pumpkin Cookie Recipes Dessert: Indulgent Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Delight in these easy pumpkin cookie recipes, featuring soft, chewy cookies topped with a luscious cream cheese frosting.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, sugars, and oil.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, spices, and salt.
- Mix dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until combined.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough onto a baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes, then cool.
- For frosting, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla together until smooth.
- Spread frosting on cooled cookies.
Notes
- For a spicier cookie, increase the cinnamon or add allspice.
- These cookies are perfect for fall gatherings.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
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