Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
 
Ingredients
  • 2 cups butter, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 15 ounce can pumpkin
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ cup of butter (1 stick), room temperature
  • 8 oz of cream cheese (1 package), room temperature
  • 2 - 3 cups of powdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, beat 2 cups butter with an electric mixer. Add granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Mix until combined. Add eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla; mix until combined. Add pumpkin and the flour.
  2. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes.
  3. Let the cookies cool completely.
  4. For the cream cheese frosting mix together the butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar. Mix till well combined. Add vanilla and frost your bars or cookies.
Recipe by Kaisy Daisy's Corner at http://kswederski.com/?p=5646