Pumpkin Spice Cookies are soft and delicious with warm spices. Topped with a luscious cream cheese frosting for extra creamy-sweet flavor. The perfect Fall dessert.
In another mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 6 minutes. Add the pumpkin puree and beat until evenly incorporated, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
½ cup Unsalted Butter, 1 ½ cups Sugar, 1 cup Pumpkin Puree
Then, mix in the egg and vanilla extract.
1 large Egg, 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients, and beat just until combined.
Using a small cookie scoop or two spoons, drop balls of cookie dough onto the prepared cookie sheet about 2 inches apart.
Bake for 14 to 18 minutes or until edges are hardening and middle inside is no longer wet but still tender. Cool for 5 to 7 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to wire racks.
Make Frosting Glaze
To make cream cheese frosting glaze; Use a hand or stand mixer on medium speed and mix cream cheese until smooth. Then mix in vanilla extract and milk.
4 oz Cream Cheese, 3 ½ Tablespoons Milk, ½ cup Powdered Sugar, ¾ teaspoon Vanilla Extract
Then gradually add the powdered sugar and mix until incorporated. Add more milk to thin out, if needed (you want it a bit thick, but thin enough to be able to be squeezed out of a pastry bag).
Pipe the frosting over the tops of the cookies in lines, or any design you like. If you use less milk and more powdered sugar to make the frosting thicker, you can use a knife to frost them. Garnish with a sprinkle of cinnamon and enjoy!
Notes
If you don't have Pumpkin Pie Spice, add ½ teaspoon of Cinnamon and ¼ teaspoon each: Nutmeg, Ginger, Allspice, and Cloves. If you don't have all of these, use what you do have.