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Sue's Pumpkin Cookie Recipe

Last updated on September 29, 2021 By Anna Leave a Comment This post may contain affiliate links.

If you are on the hunt for frosted pumpkin cookies, Sue's Pumpkin Cookie recipe is a good one. The cookies are not only frosted, but loaded with spice flavor.  For extra fun, sprinkle the frosted cookies with walnuts and/or candy corn.   Or forget the candy and just use frosting.

Sue's Pumpkin Cookie with a vanilla frosting recipe.
Sue's Pumpkin Cookies

Self-Rising Flour Version

I recently tested Sue's pumpkin cookie recipe with self-rising flour. It worked perfectly! Since self-rising flour has salt, the only change you need to make to the recipe is to omit the salt. The dough is very soft, almost like a stiff batter, so you may want to use a cookie scoop. And give the cookies plenty of room to spread, as they should spread quite a bit as they bake.

If You Like Sue's Pumpkin Cookie Recipe...

Sue has a lot of other recipes in her collection, Basically Baked. Below are two of my favorites.

  • Sue's Toffee Crunch Cookies
  • Sue's Snickerdoodles

Recipe

Sue's Pumpkin Cookie Recipe

Sue's Pumpkin Cookie Recipe

Anna
Frosting makes these soft pumpkin cookies a little more special.
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 14 minutes mins
Total Time 24 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24

Ingredients
 

  • ½ cup salted or unsalted butter 114 grams
  • 1 ½ cups brown sugar 300 grams
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 ½ cups unbleached all purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • ¼ teaspoon ginger
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • Candy corn and walnut pieces (optional)

Buttercream Frosting

  • ⅓ c. soft butter salted or unsalted is fine
  • 3 c. powdered sugar
  • 1 ½ t. vanilla
  • 2 T. cream

Instructions
 

  • With an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar.
  • Beat in eggs, one at a time. Stir in pumpkin, vanilla, lemon peel and lemon juice.
  • Gradually add dry ingredients, stirring until well blended. Stir in walnuts.
  • Drop by tablespoonfuls onto lightly greased cookie sheets and bake at 375 for 12-14 minutes. When cool, frost with Buttercream Frosting. Decorate frosted cookies with walnut pieces and candy corn if desired.
  • To make the frosting, beat together the butter and sugar. Stir in vanilla and cream; beat until smooth.
Keyword Pumpkin Cookies, Sue's

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