Old Fashioned Pumpkin Cookies with Frosting

For those of you who love everything pumpkin spice, you are definitely going to want to try these cookies!  These old fashioned pumpkin cookies with maple frosting, give you the most delicious fall flavors… all in one bite!

There are several variations for pumpkin cookies, such as using cream cheese frosting, but I love the maple because it adds that classic, old fashioned taste.  These cookies are going to remind you of the kinds of cookies that grandma used to make…

Pumpkin Cookie Recipe:

½ cup softened butter
1½ cups packed brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
½ cup pureed pumpkin
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
2½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda

Maple Frosting Recipe:

2¼ cup confectioners’ sugar
1 teaspoon maple flavor
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon melted butter

While these are not classic Christmas cookies, add a few Christmas sprinkles, and you might just have a new favorite Christmas cookie too!  You could also use vanilla extract in the frosting instead of maple flavor for a more neutral flavor and color.

Look below for the printable version of the recipe and instructions:

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Old Fashioned Pumpkin Cookies with Frosting

Course

Dessert

Keyword

pumpkin

Prep Time

1 hour

Cook Time

8-10 minutes

Servings

dozen

Ingredients

Pumpkin Cookies

• ½ cup softened butter
• 1½ cups brown sugar, packed
• 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup pureed pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ½ tsp ground ginger
• ¼ tsp ground cloves
• 2½ cups all purpose flour
• ½ tsp salt
• ½ tsp baking soda

Maple Frosting

• 2¼ cups powdered sugar
• 1 Tbsp maple flavor
• 3 Tbsp milk
• 1 Tbsp melted butter

Course Dessert Keyword pumpkin Prep Time 1 hour Cook Time 8-10 minutes Servings dozen Ingredients Pumpkin Cookies ½ cup softened butter 1½ cups brown sugar, packed 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract 2 eggs ½ cup pureed pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix) 1 tsp ground cinnamon ½ tsp ground ginger ¼ tsp ground cloves 2½ cups all purpose flour ½ tsp salt ½ tsp baking soda Maple Frosting 2¼ cups powdered sugar 1 Tbsp maple flavor 3 Tbsp milk 1 Tbsp melted butter

Instructions

Pumpkin Cookie Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix brown sugar, butter and vanilla with electric mixer.
3. Add in pureed pumpkin and eggs.
4. Add cinnamon, ginger, cloves, salt, and baking soda.
5. Sift flour and mix in slowly.
6. Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
7. Use cookie scoop to drop onto cookie sheet.
8. Bake 8-10 minutes.
9. Allow to cool completely before frosting.

Maple Frosting Recipe

1. In a separate bowl, mix powdered sugar, maple flavor, milk and melted butter.

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