Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting Recipe
These delicious pumpkin cookies with caramel frosting are moist and full of delicious pumpkin, caramel, and cinnamon flavors.
Serving15 cookies
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup butter, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
Frosting
- 3 Tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Equipment
- Mixing Bowl (Medium)
- Non-stick Cooking Spray
- Sheet Pan (Quarter)
- Saucepan (Medium)
- Mixer (Hand)
- Spatula
- Cookie Scoop
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Stir in pumpkin.
- In a medium bowl, sift together the baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, salt and flour.
- Add to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
- Drop by heaping tablespoons onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
Frosting
- In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cream, and brown sugar over medium heat.
- Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture just begins to boil; remove from heat and stir in vanilla.
- Cool then stir in powdered sugar. Add in more powdered sugar if your frosting is too runny.
- Spread frosting over cooled cookies.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Let's Dish.
Nutrition
Calories: 329 kcal · Carbohydrates: 44 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 17 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 55 mg · Sodium: 290 mg · Potassium: 87 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 29 g · Vitamin A: 3066 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 33 mg · Iron: 1 mg