Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting (The World's Best!)
Description
Soft, moist pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting are perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving, or whenever you're craving a sweet taste of fall.
Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 cup unsalted butter, softened
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3/4 cup white sugar
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3/4 cup brown sugar
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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1 large egg
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1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
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1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
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1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 cups powdered sugar
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two baking sheets.
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To make the cookies: Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and ginger together in a bowl.
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Beat butter, both sugars, egg, and vanilla with an electric mixer in a separate large bowl until smooth. Beat in pumpkin puree. Gradually stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture until combined; batter will be moist.
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Drop teaspoonfuls of batter about 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
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Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes, switching racks halfway through.
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Remove from the oven and let cool on the sheets for 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and cool completely, about 25 minutes.
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While the cookies are cooling, make the frosting: Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla in a bowl with an electric mixer until soft and creamy. Beat in powdered sugar, about 1/2 cup at a time, until frosting is smooth and spreadable.
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Spread frosting over cooled cookies.