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Pumpkin Spice Cookies with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

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Perfectly soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting that are filled with some of the best flavors of fall!

Ingredients

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  • Cookie Dough
  • 1 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1 can pure pumpkin
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 5 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon all spice
  • 2 pinches salt
  • Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
  • Butter
  • Cream cheese
  • 2 cups powdered sugar (plus more if needed, 1/4 cup at a time)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon maple extract

Instructions

  1. Cookie Dough:
  2. Preheat the oven to 375º and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  3. In a large bowl cream 1 cup butter, 1 cup brown sugar, and 1 cup white sugar. Then with a spoon mix in the 1 can of pure pumpkin and 2 teaspoons vanilla.
  4. Sift 5 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking soda, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/2 teaspoon all spice, and 2 pinches of salt into the pumpkin mixture and stir until combined.
  5. Scoop the pumpkin spice cookie dough onto your baking sheet using a medium – 1/8 cup – cookie scoop and leave 1-2 inches between each cookie for spreading. Use your fingers press down on the top of each cookie so that the cookie dough is flat and evenly distributed.
  6. Bake the cookies for 10-15 minutes until lightly golden.
  7. Once baked, remove the cookies from the oven and let cool. If you weren’t able to bake all of the cookies at once, let the baking sheet cool before scooping more batter onto the sheet.
  8. Maple Cream Cheese Frosting:
  9. In a medium sized bowl blend together the butter and the cream cheese. Then slowly blend in 2 cups of powdered sugar by adding 1/2 cup at a time to the butter/cream cheese. Continue to blend until light fluffy. Then blend in 1 teaspoon vanilla and 1 1/2 teaspoon maple extract until combined. If need be add more powdered sugar, 1/4 cup at a time, until you are happy with the consistency.
  10. Once your cookies are completely cool frost your cookies using a spatula and enjoy!

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