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Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing
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Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 24
Author Pam - For the Love of Cooking

Equipment

  • Baking Sheet
  • Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer
  • Wire Cooling Rack

Ingredients

Cookie Ingredients:

  • 2½ cups of flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ cup of butter softened
  • 1½ 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.
  • Prepare the cookies by combining the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a bowl. Mix well.
  • In another bowl, beat the pumpkin pie spice, butter, and sugar together with a hand mixer (or stand 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.
  • Bake the cookies by placing them in the oven and baking for 13-15 minutes.
  • Cool on a wire cooling rack.
  • Prepare the cinnamon icing by mixing all of the ingredients in a bowl until smooth.
  • Place the cookies on a wire rack over waxed paper.
  • Spoon the icing over each cookie and spread it evenly. Serve with an ice-cold glass of milk. Enjoy!