Ultimate Soft Pumpkin Cookies {Melt-in-your-Mouth}
Pillowy, soft, cakey and moist delicious mild pumpkin cookies that literally melt-in-your-mouth when devouring! Cream Cheese Frosting is a must!! They are absolutely out of this freakin' world!
Servings: 60 Small Cookies
Calories:
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 cups butter softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 15- ounce can pumpkin
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
Cream Cheese Frosting
- ½ cup butter
- 1 package cream cheese 8-oz, softened
- 1 lb powdered sugar about 3 3/4 cups
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ground cinnamon sprinkled on top optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large bowl, using an electric mixer, beat 2 cups butter on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally.
- Add eggs and vanilla and beat until combined then add and beat in pumpkin.
- Add the flour slowly until combined.
- Drop dough by the tablespoon or small cookie dough scoop onto non-stick baking sheet.
- Bake in preheated oven for 8-10 minutes or until tops are set.
- Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.
- Enjoy!
Frosting
- Beat all of the ingredients until soft and whipped. Frost cooled cookies and sprinkle with cinnamon.
Notes
Add more cinnamon and nutmeg in the recipe if you want a bolder pumpkin flavor.
Makes 26 large cookies, using 1/4 scoop for Jumbo cookies, bake 13 - 15 mins
Makes 60 small cookies, using a tablespoon, bake 8 - 10 minutes.