Best 5 Pumpkin Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting Recipes

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Indulge in the delightful symphony of flavors with these delectable pumpkin cookies, perfectly complemented by the creamy richness of cream cheese frosting. Our journey begins with the classic pumpkin cookie, where warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger dance harmoniously with the natural sweetness of pumpkin puree, resulting in a soft, chewy cookie that melts in your mouth. The cream cheese frosting adds a luscious layer of tangy sweetness, elevating these cookies to an irresistible treat. For those seeking a gluten-free alternative, we offer an equally tempting recipe featuring almond flour and coconut flour, ensuring that everyone can savor the magic of these pumpkin cookies. And if you're craving a vegan version, we've got you covered with our plant-based pumpkin cookies, where flax eggs and almond milk create a wholesome and delicious treat. Let's embark on this culinary adventure and create memories with each bite of these extraordinary pumpkin cookies.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

PUMPKIN COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



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These easy pumpkin cookies are pleasantly spiced. Everyone enjoys the soft, cake-like texture, too. -Lisa Chernetsky, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped walnuts
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add pumpkin; mix well. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat the frosting ingredients until light and fluffy. Frost cookies. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 125 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 97mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

PUMPKIN COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING (THE WORLD'S BEST!)



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After getting this recipe from a friend, I have made them over 100 times for family and friends and they are always a hit, especially around Halloween and Thanksgiving! As far as the spices go, less is more; this is not a full-on pumpkin pie or pumpkin bread/cake. They're light and moist cookies with a taste of fall in every bite!

Provided by Sabattis

Categories     Fruits and Vegetables     Vegetables     Squash

Time 1h10m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup butter
¾ cup white sugar
¾ cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 egg
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
¼ cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease baking sheets.
  • Whisk flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and ginger together in a bowl. Beat 1 cup butter, white sugar, brown sugar, 2 teaspoons vanilla extract, and egg with an electric mixer in a separate large bowl, beating until mixture is smooth. Beat in pumpkin puree. Gradually stir dry ingredients into pumpkin mixture. Batter will be moist.
  • Spoon batter by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are lightly browned, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cookies cool for about 5 minutes on sheets before removing to finish cooling on waxed paper.
  • Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup butter, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a bowl with an electric mixer until soft and creamy. Beat in confectioners' sugar, about 1/2 cup at a time, until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Frost cooled cookies with cream cheese frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 152.3 calories, Carbohydrate 20.6 g, Cholesterol 24.7 mg, Fat 7.5 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 4.7 g, Sodium 115 mg, Sugar 14.4 g

PUMPKIN COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories     dessert

Time 25m

Yield approximately 3 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 cup sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
2 tablespoons Maple syrup
2 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground all spice
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
Pinch ground cloves
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch of salt
2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese
1 cup confectioners sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Zest of one lemon
Whole pecans

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a mixer, fitted with a paddle, cream the sugar and the butter until light and fluffy. Add the maple syrup and eggs. Mix to incorporate. Add the pumpkin and mix to incorporate. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and cloves. Add the dry ingredients to the batter and mix well. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly golden brown around the edges. Cool on racks. When cool, ice with the cream cheese frosting.
  • For the Frosting: In a mixer, fitted with a paddle, add the cream cheese. Beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the powdered sugar until smooth. Add milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. If frosting is too thick, thin with a little more milk. Fold in the lemon zest. When cookies are cool spread with some of the frosting. Garnish with a whole pecan.

PUMPKIN COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FILLING



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Moist pumpkin cookies with homemade cream cheese filling. These are so good that I have to make them year-round.

Provided by wendiparshall

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Pumpkin Cookie Recipes

Time 50m

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 dash ground nutmeg
1 cup white sugar
½ cup packed light brown sugar
½ cup unsalted butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup pumpkin puree
½ cup whole milk
½ cup cream cheese, softened
6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line baking sheets with silicone mats or buttered parchment paper.
  • Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and nutmeg for cookies in a medium bowl.
  • Beat white sugar, brown sugar, and butter in a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and vanilla extract until well blended. Slowly beat in pumpkin and milk. Add flour mixture, beating until well blended.
  • Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets with a tablespoon or cookie scoop.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until bottoms are lightly browned and tops are firm, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool for about 5 minutes on the baking sheets and then loosen the bottoms with a spatula; let cool completely on wire racks.
  • While cookies cool, combine cream cheese, butter, and vanilla extract together for filling in a bowl with an electric mixer. Beat in powdered sugar until well blended and filling is smooth.
  • Frost the bottom of a cookie, then press the bottom of another cookie on the filling to make a sandwich. Repeat with the remaining cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 303 calories, Carbohydrate 45.9 g, Cholesterol 52.2 mg, Fat 12.2 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 3.4 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 152 mg, Sugar 31.5 g

EASY CAKE MIX PUMPKIN COOKIES



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Take a shortcut to fall with easy cake mix pumpkin cookies! Just grab a box of classic Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix, add pumpkin puree and cream cheese, and you have the main ingredients for a quick dessert. Cake mix pumpkin cookies are soft, chewy, and a perfect treat for welcoming the fall season. Top these cookies with your own delicious homemade cream cheese frosting (or just pick up some from the store) and finish them with a little extra pumpkin pie spice.

Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h35m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
1/3 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
1 egg
1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ yellow cake mix
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
6 oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F.
  • In large bowl, beat 8 oz cream cheese, 1/2 cup softened butter and pumpkin with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until well blended; scrape side of bowl. Beat in egg until smooth. On low speed, beat in cake mix and 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice until blended. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
  • In medium bowl, beat Frosting ingredients with spoon until smooth. Spread about 2 teaspoons frosting on each cookie. Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice on tops of frosted cookies. Store covered in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140, Carbohydrate 15 g, Cholesterol 25 mg, Fiber 0 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 5 g, ServingSize 1 Cookie, Sodium 150 mg, Sugar 10 g, TransFat 0 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh pumpkin puree: Fresh pumpkin puree gives the cookies a more intense pumpkin flavor. If you don't have fresh pumpkin puree, you can use canned pumpkin puree, but make sure it's unsweetened.
  • Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing the dough will make the cookies tough. Mix the dough just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Chill the dough before baking: Chilling the dough before baking helps the cookies hold their shape and prevents them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the cookies until they are just set: The cookies should be slightly soft in the center when you take them out of the oven. They will continue to firm up as they cool.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before frosting them: The cookies need to be completely cool before you can frost them, otherwise the frosting will melt.
  • Use a piping bag to frost the cookies: A piping bag makes it easy to create a smooth, even layer of frosting on the cookies.

Conclusion:

These pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting are a delicious and festive treat that is perfect for fall. They are soft, chewy, and full of pumpkin flavor. The cream cheese frosting is the perfect finishing touch, adding a sweet and tangy flavor to the cookies. Whether you are serving them at a party or enjoying them as a snack, these cookies are sure to be a hit.

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