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Pumpkin Pie Cookie Recipe on a white plate, topped with swirls of frosting and cinnamon, with pumpkins and cinnamon sticks in the background.

Pumpkin Pie Cookie

5 from 1 vote
Soft, cake-like pumpkin pie cookie topped with tangy cream cheese frosting. All the cozy fall flavors of pumpkin pie in a portable cookie form—perfect for sharing at autumn gatherings.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Cooling Time 30 minutes
Total Time 57 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 150
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Pumpkin puree - Canned or homemade
  • 1 cup Brown sugar - Packed
  • ½ cup Vegetable oil - Or melted butter
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon Ground ginger
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon Pumpkin pie spice - Optional boost
  • 8 oz Cream cheese - Softened
  • ½ cup Butter - Softened
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract - For frosting
  • Pinch Salt - For frosting balance

Equipment

  • 2 Large mixing bowls (for wet and dry ingredients)
  • 1 Electric mixer (for frosting)
  • 2 Cookie sheets (lined with parchment paper or silicone mats)
  • 1 Cookie scoop or tablespoon (for uniform cookie size)
  • 1 Wire rack (for cooling cookies)

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheets with parchment. Soften cream cheese and butter for frosting.
  2. Whisk flour, spices, baking powder, and salt in one bowl. In another, combine pumpkin, sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
  3. Stir wet mixture into dry just until blended. Dough should be soft and slightly sticky.
  4. Drop spoonfuls onto sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake 12–15 minutes until set and springy. Cool on rack.
  5. Beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt. Frost cooled cookies before serving.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 60mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 1200IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes

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