Pumpkin Cookies with Maple Frosting
Delicious pumpkin cookies frosted with the perfect homemade maple frosting
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 144kcal
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cookies
- 1/2 cup butter melted
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups bread flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Maple Frosting
- 3 Tbsp butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Pumpkin Cookies
- Mix together sugars and butter, then add pumpkin, egg, and vanilla and continue to mix.
- Add remaining dry ingredients and mix until combined.
- Drop spoonfuls of pumpkin cookie batter onto non-greased cookie sheet
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
Maple Frosting:
- Boil 3 Tbsp butter and 1/2 C brown sugar until mostly smooth (Approx. 2 to 3 minutes)
- Cool and add 1/4 C milk and 2 C powdered sugar or until desired consistency and whip with hand mixer until smooth
- Spread onto cookies
Notes
To make your own pumpkin pie spice combine:
1 1/2 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
3/4 tsp ground allspice
3/4 tsp ground cloves
Use 1/2 tsp for this recipe and then save the rest for later.
1 1/2 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp nutmeg
3/4 tsp ground allspice
3/4 tsp ground cloves
Use 1/2 tsp for this recipe and then save the rest for later.
Nutrition
Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 49mg | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 1255IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 19mg | Iron: 0.5mg