Description
Soft pumpkin-spiced cookies sandwich a creamy filling for a cozy seasonal treat that delights every bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- ¾ cup brown sugar (packed)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
- ¼ cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and put parchment paper on your baking sheet.
- Mix your dry ingredients: Put 2 cups flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, spices, and salt in a bowl.
- Beat butter and sugar: Cream ½ cup butter, ¾ cup brown sugar, ¼ cup granulated sugar for about 3 minutes until fluffy.
- Throw in wet ingredients: Add 1 cup pumpkin puree, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and mix it all up really well.
- Combine everything: Pour dry ingredients into wet ingredients slowly, mixing gently on low until it just comes together nicely.
- Scoop your dough: Drop rounded tablespoons onto your pan, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake them up: Put in oven for 12 minutes at 350°F.
- Let them cool: Move cookies to your cooling rack right away and wait 30 minutes before filling.
- Whip up filling: Beat 4 oz cream cheese, ¼ cup butter, 2 cups confectioners’ sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla, ¼ teaspoon cinnamon until smooth and creamy.
- Make sandwiches: Spread filling on one cookie, top with another, and gently press together.
Notes
- Store cookies in an airtight container.
- These cookies freeze well for later enjoyment.
- Feel free to adjust spices to your taste.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg