Pumpkin Spice Sugar Cookies: The Best Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Delicious pumpkin spice sugar cookies topped with a creamy and flavorful cream cheese frosting.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup cream cheese, softened
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for frosting)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a bowl, combine flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
- In another bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, and then stir in the vanilla extract.
- Gradually blend in the dry mixture until just combined.
- Drop tablespoon-sized amounts of dough onto a baking sheet.
- Bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Let cool before frosting.
- For the frosting, beat cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth, then mix in vanilla extract.
- Frost cooled cookies with cream cheese frosting.
Notes
- For a stronger pumpkin flavor, add more pumpkin pie spice.
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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