Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Soft, cake-like pumpkin cookies topped with silky cream cheese frosting—these treats bring all the cozy vibes in every bite. Lightly spiced and perfectly sweet, they’re the ultimate fall bake for gatherings, gifting, or treating yourself right.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins per batch
- Total Time: 19 minute
- Yield: 48 cookies 1x
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cookies:
5 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp pumpkin pie spice, plus extra for dusting
1 tsp salt
1 ½ cups unsalted butter, room temp
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 cup packed light brown sugar
2 ½ cups canned pumpkin purée
2 large eggs, room temp
2 tsp vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting:
16 oz cream cheese, softened
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
2 tsp vanilla extract
3 ½ cups powdered sugar, sifted
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line baking sheets.
Whisk flour, leaveners, spices, and salt.
Cream butter and sugars. Add pumpkin, eggs, and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients.
Scoop dough, bake 12–15 mins until set. Cool completely.
Beat frosting ingredients until smooth. Frost cookies and sprinkle with pumpkin spice.
Nutrition
- Calories: 190
- Fat: 9g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Protein: 2g