Frosted Soft Pumpkin Cookies

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These frosted soft pumpkin cookies are chewy, cakey, and full of delicious fall flavors. They're topped with cream cheese frosting and festive sprinkles, and they're so so good. They're also perfect for Holiday guests, but we won't judge if you make them all for yourself.

Key Ingredients

Flour Pumpkin Sugar Egg Pumpkin Pie Spice Cinnamon Cream Cheese Powdered Sugar

Step 1

Step 1

In a large bowl or in the bowl of your stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugar with a hand or stand mixer.

Step 2

Step 2

Then add the egg and mix well.

Step 3

Step 3

Add the pumpkin and mix until combined.

Step 4

Step 4

In a separate large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and spices. Gradually add the flour mixture to the bowl with the pumpkin mixture.

Step 5

Step 5

In a separate large bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, and spices. Gradually add the flour mixture to the bowl with the pumpkin mixture.

Step 6

Step 6

Scoop dough onto a baking sheet with a large cookie scoop or spoon. Bake for 7 minutes on the bottom oven rack.

Step 7

Step 7

then move to the top oven rack and bake for another 7 minutes.

Step 8

Step 8

While the cookies are cooling, make the frosting. Mix cream cheese and butter. Then add the powdered sugar and vanilla extract and mix until combined and smooth.

Step 9

Step 9

Once the cookies have fully cooled, top them with the frosting, and, if they're your thing, festive sprinkles. Enjoy!

Q: Are these cookies flat or puffy?

A: These cookies are extremely puffy and almost have a cake-like texture.They are not flat or even remotely crunchy-they're super thick, soft, and chewy.

Q: Do I have to use an electric mixer?

A: No-you can hand mix. Just make sure you combine everything well.