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.

Ofoni michael
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Overall, I thought these cookies were good, but not great. I probably wouldn't make them again.


Lucky Joseph
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These cookies were a bit dry, but the frosting helped to make them more moist.


Susma Chantyal
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I followed the recipe exactly and my cookies turned out great! I highly recommend this recipe.


Liam Loan's
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These cookies are a bit too sweet for my taste, but they're still good.


Naomi D
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I'm not a huge fan of pumpkin, but these cookies were surprisingly good. The cream cheese frosting really makes them.


Anthony Caputa
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These cookies are a great way to use up leftover pumpkin puree. They're also a great way to get your kids excited about eating pumpkin.


Shafin Khan
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I love the combination of pumpkin and cream cheese in these cookies. They're the perfect fall treat.


Vmfkcdi Bisjveieibs
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These cookies are so easy to make and they taste amazing! I will definitely be making them again.


Wahid Talukdar420
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I made these cookies for a Halloween party and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them.


Peter Phoomahal
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These cookies were a hit with my family! They were soft and chewy, with the perfect amount of pumpkin flavor. The cream cheese frosting was the perfect finishing touch.