Melt In Your Mouth Pumpkin Cookies
These Melt In Your Mouth Pumpkin Cookies have a mild pumpkin flavor and are topped with a decadent cream cheese frosting.
Servings 48 cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 15 ounce can pumpkin
- 4 cups all purpose flour
Cream Cheese Frosting
- ½ cup butter, slightly softened
- 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1 lb powdered sugar About 3 ¾cups
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ground cinnamon sprinkled on top, optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. In a large bowl, beat 2 cups butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Add eggs and 2 tsp of vanilla, beat until combined. Beat in pumpkin. Add the flour slowly until combined. Dough will be very wet.
- Drop bu dough by the tbsp onto parchment lined sheets. Bake in the preheated over for 10-12 minutes or until tops are set. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.
Frosting
- Beat all of the ingredients until soft and whipped.
- Frost cooked cookies and sprinkle with cinnamon.