Pumpkin Spice Cookies

It’s September! You know what that means- the season of pumpkin spice everything (literally everything). I’m definitely a fan of pumpkin spice lattes and my pumpkin spice candle, but the pumpkin spice M&Ms and pumpkin spice Oreos take things a step too far.

Here’s a recipe for an acceptable pumpkin spice-flavored snack: pumpkin spice cookies with cream cheese frosting.

Pumpkin Spice Cookies 

Ingredients:

Cookies

• 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter or margarine
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 8-oz package of cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 2 teaspoons milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 4 cups powdered sugar

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a large mixing bowl, beat granulated sugar, brown sugar, butter or margarine, and vanilla until well blended. Add eggs and pumpkin and beat until well mixed. Stir in flour, salt, baking soda, and spices.
2. Drop dough by heaping tablespoons 2 inches apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes, or until no indentation remains when touched in center. Move cookies from baking sheet to cooling racks immediately.
3. Allow cookies to cool completely before frosting.
4. Prepare frosting by beating cream cheese, butter or margarine, milk, and vanilla in a large mixing bowl. Once smooth, add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. Beat until smooth and spreadable.
5. Once cookies are completely cool, spread frosting on cookies. Refrigerate cookies and any remaining frosting. Recipe makes 3 1/2 to 4 dozen cookies.

Happy baking!