Best Frosted Pumpkin Cookies Recipes

FROSTED PUMPKIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in pumpkin. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans and dates. , Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 13-15 minutes or until firm., Meanwhile, for frosting, combine the butter, brown sugar and milk in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly; boil for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in maple flavoring and vanilla. , Cool slightly; beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve spreading consistency. Remove cookies to wire racks; frost while warm.

FROSTED PUMPKIN-WALNUT COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream butter; gradually add brown sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Stir in pumpkin and vanilla.
• Combine flour, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
• Gradually add to creamed mixture, mixing well.
• Stir in walnuts.
• Chill for at least 1 hour or until ready to bake.
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto greased cookie sheets. I used a 1 1/2 inch cookie scoop and got 58 cookies.
• Bake at 375F for 11-12 minutes.
• Cool on wire racks.
• Frost with Maple Frosting.
• (Maple Frosting).
• Cream butter; gradually add 1 cup powdered sugar, beating well at medium speed of an electric mixer.
• Add remaining sugar alternately with milk, beating until smooth enough to spread.You may need to add a bit more milk.
• Add maple extract, and beat well.

CARAMEL FROSTED PUMPKIN COOKIES WITH BUTTERSCOTCH CHIPS

Steps:

• Cream together shortening and 1 cup sugar. Note: I have recently experimented by substituting 1/4 cup of the shortening for a healthy, butter-flavored margarine -- using all butter or margarine tends to make the cookies spread out and not hold their shape, however). Add pumpkin and egg and cream lightly until fluffy (I usually use a hand mixer for this).
• Combine flour, soda, cinnamon and salt; mix into cream mixture. (I usually switch to a wooden spoon, to keep the mixture light and fluffy -- you don't want to overbeat).
• Fold in butterscotch chips.
• Drop by teaspoons on an ungreased cookie sheet, and bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 12 minutes or until done (I sometimes find it takes a little longer, depending on humidity, the size of the cookie, etc.). Refrigerate remaining dough, covered, while other cookies are baking.
• In the meantime, make the frosting: combine the butter and milk in a small saucepan and cook until sugar is dissolved (or, you can cook in the microwave, about 30 seconds+/-). Let cool for several minutes (mixture will be still be warm). Stir in the powdered sugar, sifted, then add vanilla; whisk well until smooth.
• Frost cookies fresh out of the oven and while frosting is still somewhat warm; frosting will harden as it sits out; if necessary, reheat for a few seconds in the microwave until pliable again and/or add a few more drops of milk and restir.

FROSTED PUMPKIN COOKIES RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• For Cookies: Preheat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, stir together all cookie ingredients until well blended. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons, 2 inches apart onto lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned and center is set. Cool cookies before frosting. For Frosting: Place cream cheese and butter in mixing bowl. Using an electric mixer, blend on medium speed until fluffy. Add remaining ingredients. Mix on low speed until smooth.

MAPLE FROSTED PUMPKIN COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream shortening and brown sugar until light.
• Add pumpkin and vanilla and mix well.
• In separate bowl combine flour, b. powder, b. soda, cinnamon and salt.
• Gradually add into pumpkin mixture, stiring to combine all ingredients well.
• Drop by rounded spoonfuls onto parchment covered cookie sheet.
• Bake 375 13-15 min or until firm. Do not over bake, or risk dry cookies Bake all cookies before making frosting.
• For Frosting, combine butter, b. sugar, and milk in saucepan bring to boil over medium heat stirring constantly. Boil 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add maple and vanilla flavorings- do not add while on heat!
• Cool slightly, beat enough powdered sugar in to achieve spreadable consistancy. Icing will thicken and harden as it cools, so work quickly to top cookies with frosting while it is warm.

FROSTED PUMPKIN NUT-CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. In large bowl, cream Crisco and brown sugar until light and fluffy.Beat in Pumpkin. Combine the flour, baking soda, powder and spices. Gradually add pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts and chocolate chips.
• 2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2" apart onto ungreased baking sheets.
• 3. Bake at 375* for 13-15 minutes or until firm.
• 4. *variation from Tasteofhome.com

FROSTED JUMBO PUMPKIN COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Add pumpkin; mix well. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, oats, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts., Drop dough by 1/4 cupfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Form dough into pumpkin shapes. Bake at 350° until firm, 14-18 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool., Meanwhile, for frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and, if desired, food coloring; beat until smooth. Spread over cooled cookies. If desired, sprinkle with additional walnuts., ,