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Pumpkin Cookies with Maple Frosting
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Pumpkin Cookies with Maple Frosting

Delicious pumpkin cookies frosted with the perfect homemade maple frosting
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword fall desserts, maple, maple frosting, pumpkin, pumpkin cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 144kcal
Author Leigh Anne Wilkes

Ingredients

Pumpkin Cookies

  • 1/2 C butter melted
  • 1/2 C brown sugar
  • 1/2 C white sugar
  • 1/2 C pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 2 C bread flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice

Maple Frosting

  • 3 Tbsp butter
  • 1/2 C brown sugar
  • 1/4 C milk
  • 2 C 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

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