In my opinion, these Frosted Pumpkin Cookies, just might the best fall cookie recipe! This cookie recipe starts with a soft pumpkin cookie and topped with creamy frosting that guaranteed to be a winner!
Okay, so these are officially one of my favorite cookies. They are so amazingly soft they practically melt in your mouth, plus they are pumpkin so that clearly makes them a 10 out of 10. I kid you not.
And don’t even get me started on the frosting. It’s basically butter and sugar whipped up to creamy decadence. How can you go wrong!?
I also love this recipe because it’s simple. There is no need to wait for the dough to cool or spend time rolling out the dough. You just scoop it on to the cookie sheet and pop it into the oven. Love that!
How to Make Frosted Pumpkin Cookies:
Easy, pumpkin, melt-in-your mouth delicious – the recipe for a perfect cookie. And that’s why they are one of my new favorites!
All righty, onto the recipe!
Want more? The best fall cookie recipes:
- Buckeye Brownie Cookies
- S’mores Cookie Cups
- Frosted Apple Cider Cookies
- Brown Sugar Pecan Cookies
- Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll Cookies
Frosted Pumpkin Cookie Recipe:
Frosted Pumpkin Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups butter - softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 15- ounce can pumpkin
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 to 4 cups powdered sugar - add until desired consistency / firmness
- extra ground cinnamon sprinkled on top - optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer beat butter on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, cloves and nutmeg. Beat until combined.
- Beat in the eggs and vanilla until combined. Then, add the pumpkin. Beat in as much of the flour as you can using the mixer. Stir in remaining flour with a wooden spoon.
- Drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until tops are set. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
- For frosting, in a small saucepan heat butter and brown sugar until melted and smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in milk and vanilla. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth. (I made a double batch of the frosting and ended up using all of it. I recommend doing the same.)
- Spread frosting on the cooled cookies. Sprinkle with additional cinnamon, if desired.
Your recipes look so good! Have you tried pumpkin gobs? Love them with cream cheese icing. Happy fall!
I can’t wait to make some of the new cookie recipes that I have found here.
Could sure use that beautiful mixer…thanks
These are one of my favorite cookies! Beautiful pics and FABULOUS contest! Happy Wednesday 🙂
That’s a LOT of butter! Yes! Can’t wait to try it!
These look so good. I know I can’t wait until Thanksgiving to make them…but these will be a part of Thanksgiving as well. THANKS! 🙂
Wow what a wonderful giveaway, every kitchen should have kitchen-aid mixer {I’m waiting to put it on my wedding register hehe}
Good lucky to everyone that enters!
I love pumpkin, thanks for the recipe and the amazing giveaway!
This would be perfect for my daughter so she could bake ME these cookies … that would be amazing !
I am such a huge fan of pumpkin cookies during the fall. For our open house last year, I made 47 dozen of them to serve to the customers! After years of doing that many, I can practically make them in my sleep now! Your icing sounds good…mine is a burnt butter icing, so I’d love to try yours for something different.
love the cookie recipes; thanks for sharing! thank you for the giveaway!
I cant find the widget. But I will be making these cookies.
Thank you for such a terrific giveaway! A Kitchenaid mixer is an awesome prize, plus you get to choose the color! I will be buying a can of pumpkin to try this cookie recipe this weekend. Thanks, Michael!
Gah! I can’t wait until I have a break in my crazy schedule to start baking… And these will be at the top of my list! They. Look. Delicious!
Thanks for the giveaway! By the way I have mad cookies very similar to these and they were amazing! I will definitely be making these and see which ones I like best
I have dreamed of owning a KitchenAid mixer for years! Its been on my wish list for many. They are fantastic appliances!
This is a great giveaway! I hope I win!
Thank you so much for this amazing opportunity to win! Also those cookies look amazing! Going to have to try that recipe out, thank you again! 🙂
Thank you for the opportunity.
Thank you for a *FANTASTIC* giveaway!