Big soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies with Cream Cheese Cinnamon Icing with sprinkles.
Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
Here’s a cookie good for this time of year. This is a big soft sugar cookie and are frosted with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting. I’m not sure which part I like best the cookie or the frosting but together they are oh so good!
See the pumpkin cupcakes in the photo? Those can be found over at The New York Melrose Family coming on Thursday.
Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
Author: Mary Ellen
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Serves: 2 Dozen
Big soft pumpkin sugar cookies frosted with a cream cheese cinnamon frosting with sprinkles.
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup shortening
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 large egg yolks
- 2/3 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 4 tablespoons sugar to dip glass into
Frosting
- 3 oz cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups confectionery sugar
- 1 - 1 1/2 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Add the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and ginger to a bowl. Stir together and set aside.
- Add the butter, shortening, sugar and brown sugar to a mixing bowl. Beat together until light and fluffy. Add the egg yolks and beat until combined. Add the pumpkin and vanilla. Mix well.
- Add the flour mixture. Stir together until dough comes together.
- Use a medium scoop and measure out dough into balls. Place dough on a greased cookie sheet. Flatten slightly with a glass that has been dipped in the additional sugar.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 10 - 12 minutes. Remove to a wire rack to cool.
- To make frosting combine the cream cheese and butter. Stir in the cinnamon and vanilla. Add the confectionery sugar with the milk and beat until light and fluffy.
If you’re looking for Halloween Recipes, how about?
Halloween Bean Dip
Halloween Gingerbread House
Candy Corn Butter Cookies
Molasses Pumpkin Cookies
We would love these cookies, Mary Ellen! How fun for Halloween! Sounds delicious!
These look right up my alley! I love a good thick & soft cookie. And with the yummy fall flavors? Yes, please! :)
They are a thick cookie, I like that about them. It makes them so soft and with the frosting oh so good!
What a fun and yummy Halloween treat!
Thanks Michele!
These look so much tastier than the store bought Halloween cookies! The frosting sounds tasty!
Thanks Sandra!
I love soft cookies. I bet that frosting is delicious on these too! These are so fun and festive, Mary Ellen! Love your pics!
Thanks Marion, me too! I love this time of year especially now that we can get outside and actually do something.
Big, soft sugar cookies are my fav and with pumpkin and cinnamon frosting – I bet these are out of this world! Can’t wait to try them!
They were so good Jen, hope you try them.