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stack of frosted soft pumpkin sugar cookies.

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Longbourn Farm • Alli Kelley
These pumpkin sugar cookies are perfect little treats for fall. Packed with so much great flavor in every cookie and topped with a homemade cream cheese icing.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 123 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients
 
 

For the Cookies

  • ½ cup shortening OR butter
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 3 ¼ cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ⅛ teaspoon cloves
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt

For the Icing

  • 2 tablespoons butter (softened)
  • 2 ounces cream cheese
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar (enough to make a spreadable icing that won't drip)

Instructions
 

For the Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).
  • In a medium bowl, sift flour, spices, baking soda and salt together, set aside.
  • In a large bowl, cream shortening (or butter) and sugar together.
  • Add egg and pumpkin puree, mix well.
  • Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined.
  • Scoop tablespoons onto greased baking sheets. Flatten with the bottom of a greased glass to about ¼ inch thick.
  • Bake in preheated oven for 10 minutes, or until bottoms are slightly golden brown.

For Icing

  • Combine butter, cream cheese, milk, and vanilla.
  • Add powdered sugar until the icing is spreadable and won't drip off the cookies.
  • Ice cookies and sprinkle with cinnamon to finish.

Notes

If you'd like to cut these into shapes, you would need to roll out the dough.
I like mine a little thick, so I leave them about ¼-1/2 inch thick. Just make sure they are all the same thickness or they won't bake evenly. This dough will not spread out very much at all, so how they go into the oven is how they will come out.

Nutrition

Calories: 123kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 76mgPotassium: 32mgFiber: 1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 1108IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg
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