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Pumpkin Cookies
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp cloves
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 can pumpkin puree (15 ounces) – **not pumpkin pie filling
Cream Cheese Filling
- 1/2 cup salted butter
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Mix flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, salt, baking soda, and baking powder in a medium bowl.
- Add eggs and sugars to a large bowl and cream together.
- Next, add the vegetable oil and pumpkin puree. Mix until well combined.
- Add half of the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture. Stir or mix.
- Add the rest of the flour mixture and mix until well combined. Make sure to stir all ingredients in from the bottom of the bowl.
- Use a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop to drop the batter onto a parchment-covered baking sheet. Leaving room for the cookies to spread.
- Bake for 12 to 14 minutes. Repeat until all cookies are baked.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely.
- Make the cream cheese filling while you wait for the cookies to bake and cool.
- Add the softened butter, cream cheese, and vanilla to a large bowl—cream together until mixed well.
- Next, add half of the powdered sugar. Mix.
- Add the remaining powdered sugar and mix until the frosting forms stiff peaks.
- Fill a piping bag with cream cheese frosting. We like to use the saran wrap method to add frosting to the piping bag (see here). Use an open-circle tip.
- Pipe frosting on the cookies by circling the outside and then filling the inside. Top with a second cookie.
- Repeat with remaining cookies.
Notes
- Be sure to use pure canned pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling.
- Allow the cookies to cool completely before adding the filling. Otherwise, the filling will melt and become runny.
- Using a frosting piping bag is not necessary, but makes it easier! Use the saran wrap method to add frosting to the piping bag (see here).
- Prep Time: 2 hours 13 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 399
- Sugar: 44.5 g
- Sodium: 264.1 mg
- Fat: 16.6 g
- Saturated Fat: 11.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 61.3 g
- Protein: 3.6 g
- Cholesterol: 42.3 mg
