Melt in your mouth Pumpkin Cookies
Author: CakesCottage
Recipe type: Cookies
Serves: 30-35
- 1cup butter,melted
- 1cup sugar
- ⅔ - 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1tsp cornstarch
- 2cups all-purpose flour
- 2tsp baking powder
- 1 large egg
- 1tsp cinnamon
- 1tsp nutmeg
- 1tsp vanilla
- 1tsp salt
- Frosting
- ½ cup softened cream cheese
- ½ cup softened butter
- 3cups powdered sugar
- 1tsp vanilla
- 1tsp milk
- Cinnamon for sprinkle
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine flour, cornstarch, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; set aside.
- In a medium bowl, cream together the 1 cup of butter and sugar.
- Add pumpkin, egg, and vanilla to butter mixture, and beat until creamy.
- Mix in dry ingredients.
- Drop on cookie sheet by tablespoonfuls, flatten slightly.
- Bake for 12 minute in the preheated oven.
- For the Frosting:
- Cream butter and cream cheese together.
- Slowly add powdered sugar and mix with an electric mixer until thick and creamy.
- When cookies are cooled- spread frosting on top with an offset spatula.
- Sprinkle with cinnamon.
Recipe by Cakescottage at https://cakescottage.com/2014/10/02/pumpkin-sugar-cookies/
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