Pumpkin Spice Cookies Recipe

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These soft cookies are almost like little pieces of cake. With chopped pecans sprinkled over a confectioners’ sugar frosting, they’re a pretty addition to a dessert table.

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Pumpkin Spice Cookies Recipe
  • Prep: 20 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling
  • Yield: 84 Servings
20 10 30

Ingredients

  • 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  • 1-1/2 cups packed brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • FROSTING:
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons boiling water
  • 2 cups chopped pecans

Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugars until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
  • Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
  • For frosting, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners’ sugar, butter, vanilla and enough water to achieve frosting consistency. Frost cookies; sprinkle with pecans. Yield: 7 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 86 calories, 4 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 9 mg cholesterol, 62 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Pumpkin Spice Cookies in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2006, p138

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Reviewed on Nov. 06, 2012 by WRL_TALO

I really liked how these cookies came out. I added a tbsp of ground cinnamon to the mix and instead of frosting I dipped the tops of the warm cookies into a homemade glaze. Yummy.

Reviewed on Nov. 04, 2012 by gibshoe

Delicious! I doubled the frosting recipe and it came out just right. I also added cinnamon like other reviewers suggested. Easy and tastes like a bakery in town.

Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2012 by Beckys185

Probably won't make again. The frosting recipe didn't make enough. Could use more cinnamon.

Reviewed on Oct. 21, 2012 by ALauraJ

These cookies came out great. Perfect pumpkin taste, and nice light cake-like consistency. The icing is perfect as well and hardens enough to pack the iced cookies up. I doubled the icing recipe to have enough and had a perfect amount. I also added a little cinnamon to the icing and sprinkled cinnamon sugar on top instead of using nuts. These are delicious and oh so easy for a fall day of baking!

Reviewed on Oct. 08, 2012 by darlenethompson

Made these cookies last week ... family loved them. My niece liked them better than pumpkin bars and her 12 year daughter asked me if I would make a batch for her Thanksgiving "feast" her class is having next month.

Reviewed on Nov. 27, 2011 by baristababe

Super soft and great flavor. I did 1 1/2 of the frosting and still ran out. I sprinkled cinnamon on top instead of copped pecans.

Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2011 by Specialgram

Delicious!! Easy to make and a great cookie for any occasion.

Reviewed on Nov. 14, 2011 by kelbel520

The flavor of the cookies was good but, they came out a bit dry. Followed the recipe exactly. What can I do to fix this when I make them again?

Reviewed on Nov. 06, 2011 by deeter18

Our whole family enjoyed this recipe! My kids don't care for frosting, so we dipped an end of a glass into sugar and cinnamon mix and pressed the cookies before baking. Thanks for sharing!

Reviewed on Oct. 23, 2011 by ambprice

Very easy to make and the recipe made up quite a bit of cookies. I used a cream cheese frosting instead on my cookies and even left some without icing. Like little cakes. Yummy!

 
 

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