Pumpkin Spice Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting

Description

Light cookies that satisfy your pumpkin spice tastes!

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups white sugar
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup butter
  • 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Combine white sugar
  3. pumpkin
  4. butter
  5. egg
  6. and vanilla extract in a large bowl.
  7. Combine flour
  8. baking powder
  9. and baking soda in a separate bowl. Add to pumpkin mixture until a soft dough forms.
  10. Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  11. Bake in the preheated oven until golden
  12. 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely
  13. 15 to 30 minutes.
  14. Heat brown sugar and butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until smooth
  15. about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Spread frosting over cooled cookies.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 45 mins

Servings: 36

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