Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing
Servings 24
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!