Happy 1st Day of Autumn!! I have been dying to share these super soft Frosted Pumpkin Cookies for weeks now. And seeing that Autumn is officially here, I decided today was the perfect day to share them. 🙂
Frosted Pumpkin Cookies
~Cookie Dough
1 Cup Shortening
1 Cup Sugar
1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
1 Egg
1 teaspoon Vanilla
2 Cups All Purpose Flour
1/2 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 teaspoon Baking Powder
1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1 teaspoon Pumpkin Spice
~Frosting
1 (8oz.) Cream Cheese, softened
1/2 Cup Butter, softened
1 teaspoon Vanilla
5-6 Cups Powdered Sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degree’s
Cream together the shortening, sugar until light and fluffy. Add in pumpkin, egg and vanilla,mix for 1 minute. Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and pumpkin spice, add to the pumpkin mixture. Mix until all ingredients are blended. Scoop dough into 2 inch balls, place onto a parchment lined cookie sheet that has been lightly greased. Bake for 12-15 minutes. The cookies will spread and puff up while baking. Let cookies cool for 2-3 minutes on the pan before removing them to a wire rack. While cookies are cooling I like to start making the cream cheese frosting. In a mixing bowl beat together the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add in vanilla and the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, this will be thick and creamy. I like to cover and chill the frosting until the cookies are cooled. Frost and enjoy!
~Happy Fall Baking, Lark
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