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Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

These pumpkin cookies with cinnamon icing are a must-try cookie recipe!!! I made these tasty treats for dessert when we had friends over for dinner and they were a HUGE hit with everyone. The pumpkin flavor was amazing in these moist and soft cookies and the cinnamon icing made them extra special. I think I have a new favorite cookie!

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing:

Cookie Ingredients:

  • 2 cups of flour
  • 1/2 cup of whole wheat flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 cup of butter, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups of white sugar
  • 1 cup of canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

How to Make Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a silpat mat or parchment paper.

Combine 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 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.

Cinnamon Icing:

  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups of powdered sugar
  • 3-4 tbsp milk
  • 1 tbsp melted butter

 

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

Combine 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!

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

 

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Icing

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

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!
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9 Comments

  1. These look and sound sooo good. I love icing on a cookie and pumpkin and cinnamon are such a great combination!

  2. being anti-pumpkin as i am, i would've sailed right past this one except for the cinnamon icing. excellent touch!

  3. Made them this morning, and added some raisins. They were a hit out on the tennis court.

    Thanks Pam.

  4. I made these cookies to take to a dinner tonight and they are WONDERFUL!!! I love pumpkin and cinnamon so this is the perfect recipe for me. Thanks for another winner!