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A stack of three cream cheese frosted pumpkin cookies.
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5 from 2 votes

Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

These frosted pumpkin cookies are so soft, moist, and packed full of cinnamon and pumpkin spice. They're topped with the best spiced, tangy, cream cheese frosting and are such a good cookie to make all fall season!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Chilling Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 40 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 192kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (melted and cooled)
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 TBS vanilla extract
  • 2 2/3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ginger

For the Coating:

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves

For the Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 8 oz cream cheese (room temperature)
  • 1/2 cup butter (1 stick, room temperature)
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, add the butter, oil, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla extract. Stir until they are fully incorporated.
  • In a medium bowl, add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Whisk them together.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, and fold them together with a rubber spatula. Mix them until just combined.
  • Cover the dough and refrigerate it for one hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

For the Coating:

  • In a small bowl, whisk together the sugar, cinnamon, and cloves for the coating.
  • Using a medium cookie scoop, scoop the dough into 1.5 to 2 TBS sized balls, and roll them out into balls.
  • Roll the balls into the sugar and spice mixture to coat them completely.
  • Then place them 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes, or until the tops are set and they are fully cooked. You can poke the top lightly with a finger and it should spring back slightly.
  • Let the cookies cool for 5 minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

For the Spiced Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • Add the cream cheese to a large bowl and beat it until it's nice and smooth.
  • Add in the butter, and mix it with the cream cheese over medium speed, for about 2 minutes.
  • Add in the powdered sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir it all together till the frosting is nice and fluffy.
  • Frost the cookies evenly with the frosting once they are completely cooled.

Nutrition

Calories: 192kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 144mg | Potassium: 59mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 611IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg