Comfortable Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Why I Love These Comfortable Pumpkin Cookies

I’ve all the time cherished pumpkin recipes, particularly within the Fall when the air turns crisp, and all you need are heat, comforting flavors. These frosted delicate pumpkin cookies are a staple in our home yearly as soon as September hits! My mother used to make the same model after I was rising up, and now my youngsters love serving to me bake these yearly. They particularly love after we get to slam the cookie sheet on high of the counter to flatten out the dough! Right here’s why you will see your self making this pumpkin cookie recipe again and again:

• Comfortable and Fluffy: These pumpkin cream cheese cookies bake up so mild and tender, making them nearly soften in your mouth!
• Simple to Make: With no difficult steps or dough chilling required, these cookies come collectively rapidly for a straightforward last-minute dessert.
• Fall Flavors: Loaded with pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg in each chunk, these pumpkin cookies seize the essence of fall with each chunk!
• Crowd Pleaser: These cookies are all the time successful at fall gatherings, with each youngsters and adults alike. They’re additionally nice to make forward, so they’re nice for a celebration!

Key Components

Beneath you will see useful notes for key elements used to make this recipe for delicate pumpkin cookies with cream cheese icing. Scroll all the way down to the recipe card beneath for the complete ingredient listing and actual quantities!

• Flour: Fluff the flour, then measure it by spooning it right into a measuring cup. Don’t dip the cup straight right into a packed bag of flour – that leads to utilizing an excessive amount of flour and overly dense cookies!
• Pumpkin Puree: Be sure to’re utilizing canned or home made pumpkin puree, NOT pumpkin pie filling, which is already sweetened and spiced.
• Baking Soda and Baking Powder: All the time test the labels on each of those elements to ensure they’re not expired.
• Cream Cheese: I like to make use of common cream cheese (not low fats) for one of the best thick consistency. Be certain that it’s totally softened earlier than utilizing, so that you don’t wind up with lumpy icing!
• Oil or Butter: You need to use melted and barely cooled butter or a light baking oil, like canola oil or vegetable oil. I examined this pumpkin cookie recipe each methods and I discover they’re extra moist when made with oil!
• Cinnamon and Nutmeg: I used a mixture of floor cinnamon and freshly floor nutmeg, however you may also use 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice as a substitute.

The best way to Make Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

These cookies bake to delicate perfection in simply 10 minutes! Banging the dough on the counter helps to flatten it out earlier than baking, but in addition helps eliminate any stress. 😉 Beneath is a fast recipe overview, however please scroll to the recipe card on the backside of this submit for full directions and to look at the step-by-step video.

Chef’s Ideas & Variations

• Add a Crunch: Sprinkle some chopped candied nuts on high of the icing or stir in 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts into the batter.
• Frosting: Not a fan of thick cream cheese frosting? You need to use one thing lighter as a substitute, just like the glaze I make for my iced oatmeal cookies. You don’t want to refrigerate them if you happen to use this glaze.
• Mud Them: When you check out my photos, you’ll see that I dusted the frosting on my cookies with some further cinnamon. It provides a festive contact, but in addition doubles down on the flavour.
• Use a Cookie Scoop: This cookie dough is VERY delicate. Don’t attempt to type the dough balls together with your fingers! You’ll find yourself with an uneven mess. I extremely advocate utilizing a cookie scoop to make sure even sized cooked with completely spherical edges!
• Cookie Sandwiches: Like my pumpkin whoopie pies, you’ll be able to double up and make pumpkin cream cheese cookie sandwiches by putting a layer of frosting between two cookies.
• Candy Potato: Don’t have pumpkin? These cookies work simply as effectively with mashed candy potatoes to create my favourite delicate candy potato cookies. You might additionally use butternut squash or cushaw puree!