Pumpkin Cookies with Maple Cream Frosting
Delicious pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with a sweet and creamy maple frosting. These cookies are what fall sweet dreams are all about!
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Servings: 30
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cookies
- 1 cup salted butter softened
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 ½ cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Maple Cream Frosting
- ½ cup salted butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 to 2 Tablespoons heavy cream or whole milk
- 2 teaspoons maple extract
Instructions
For The Pumpkin Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350° degrees F. Grease two large cookie sheets or line with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl with an electric mixer, mix the butter, sugars, pumpkin and egg. Mix on low speed until combined.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Slowly add dry ingredients into the wet mixture a little bit at a time and mix until just combined. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop the cookies onto the baking sheet with a small cookie scoop (about 2 Tablespoons worth of dough per cookie.) Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until set. Don't over-bake. Cool on a cooling rack. When cooled frost with frosting.
For The Maple Cream Frosting
- Cream butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer. Add powdered sugar gradually until combined. Mix in cream and maple extract. Spread over cooled cookies and enjoy!
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