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Pumpkin Spice Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Delight in these soft, spiced sugar cookies topped with creamy frosting, perfect for fall festivities.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 18 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Servings: 12 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 150
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Dough
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • cinnamon cinnamon
Frosting
  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/4 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
  2. Mix melted butter, pumpkin, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
  3. Add dry ingredients and form dough. Chill for 25 minutes.
  4. Shape dough into 1.5-2 tbsp balls, place on parchment, and bake for 18 minutes.
  5. Make frosting by beating cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla. Chill.
  6. Cool cookies, spread frosting, and sprinkle with cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice.

Notes

Chill the dough for easier handling and better flavor development.