Coming at ya with another pumpkin recipe! These delightful pumpkin cookies entered my life about a year ago from one of my good friends and previous roommate Sara. (Hi Sara!) Last fall she made these cookies for a work event and everyone, including myself, loved them.

Recently I did the same and brought the cookies to a potluck event at work where needless to say they were again a hit! Sadly for me when I went to grab a cookie for myself they were already gone! Oh well, at least that was a sign of a successful recipe, right?!

A great feature of including pumpkin puree in a recipe is that it provides a great amount of moisture and will decrease the likelihood of a dry baked good. Pumpkin also provides Vitamin A, fiber, and is low in fat! Bonus! Too bad the butter and sugars couldn’t offer similar nutritious value. But let’s try to forget about that shall we?

Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting

Prep Time: 15
Cook Time: 10
Total Time: 25

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Description

Soft and moist pumpkin cookies with drizzled brown butter frosting. Makes 24-28 cookies.

Ingredients

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Pumpkin Cookies

3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
2/3 cup granulated sugar
2/3 cup brown sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 and 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon ground clove
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger

Brown Butter Frosting

1/3 cup unsalted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3–4 Tablespoons milk
3 cups powdered sugar

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Instructions

For the cookies

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Beat butter and sugars together with a mixer until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, until combined. Mix in pumpkin and vanilla.
Gradually add in dry ingredients (flour through ginger) and mix until smooth and thoroughly combined, scraping down sides of bowl as necessary.
Use a spoon or cookie scoop to dollop batter onto an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 min. Remove and place on wire rack to cool.

For the frosting

In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat, stirring until golden brown (about 5 min).
Remove from heat and whisk together with remaining ingredients until smooth.
Frost or drizzle frosting over cookies!

Notes

Store in a cool dry place for up to a week, but they’ll be looong gone by that time. 🙂

Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Butter Frosting