Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

These pumpkin cookies with cinnamon icing are a must-try cookie!!! I made these tasty treats for dessert when we had friends over for dinner and they were a HUGE hit with everyone. The pumpkin flavor was amazing in these moist and soft cookies and the cinnamon icing made them extra special. I think I have a new favorite cookie!

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing:

Cookie Ingredients:

• 2 cups of flour
• 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup of butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups of white sugar
• 1 cup of canned pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

How to Make Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat or parchment paper.

Combine flour and whole wheat flour with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Mix well.

In another bowl beat the pumpkin pie spice, butter, and sugar together with a mixer until creamy. Add the pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla extract and mix until well combined. Slowly add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture until just combined.

Drop by the spoonful onto the baking sheet; flatten slightly. Place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.

Cinnamon Icing:

Combine all of the ingredients together in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Place the cookies on a wire rack over waxed paper.

Spoon the icing over the top of each cookie and spread around until covered. Serve with an ice-cold glass of milk. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: 24

Author: Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

• Baking Sheet
• Hand mixer

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients:

• 2 cups of flour
• ½ cup of whole wheat flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
• ½ cup of butter softened
• 1 ½ cups of white sugar
• 1 cup of canned pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Cinnamon Icing:

• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups of powdered sugar
• 3-4 tbsp milk
• 1 tbsp melted butter

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat or parchment paper.
• Make the cookies by combining the flour and whole wheat flour with the baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl. Mix well.
• In another bowl beat the pumpkin pie spice, butter, and sugar together with a hand mixer until creamy.
• Add the pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
• Slowly add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture until just combined.
• Drop by the spoonful onto the baking sheet; flatten slightly. Place into the oven and bake for 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
• Make the frosting by combining all of the ingredients together in a bowl and mix thoroughly. Place the cookies on a wire rack over waxed paper.
• Spoon the icing over the top of each cookie and spread around until covered. Serve with an ice-cold glass of milk. Enjoy!

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