Melt in your Mouth Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

5 from 12 votes

Melt in your Mouth Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Delicious and soft pumpkin cookies that just melt in your mouth! These are the BEST pumpkin cookies and the cream cheese frosting on top is fantastic!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: pumpkin cookies, pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting recipe, pumpkin cookies with frosting, pumpkin frosted cookies

Servings: Cookies

Author: Alyssa Rivers

Ingredients

1 cup softened butter
1 cup granulated sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup pumpkin puree
2 cups all-purpose flour

Cream Cheese Frosting

½ cup butter softened
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, softened
4 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, beat 1 cup softened butter using an electric hand mixer on medium-high speed for 30 seconds. Add 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg. Beat until combined, scraping the bowl occasionally.
Add 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; beat until combined. Mix in 1 cup pumpkin puree and 2 cups all-purpose flour until the dough forms.
Drop the dough by heaping tablespoons 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the tops are set. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack and let them cool.
Add ½ cup butter and 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese, to a large mixing bowl. Cream together using an electric hand mixer until smooth. Add the 4 cups powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Beat until smooth and creamy.
Frost the cooled cookies and enjoy!

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Notes

If you would like to use the entire can of pumpkin, double the recipe.

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