Name: Sue's Pumpkin Cookie Recipe
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 24 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup salted or unsalted butter (114 grams); 1 1/2 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 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 1/4 teaspoon ginger; 1 cup chopped walnuts; Candy corn (and walnut pieces (optional)); 1/3 c. soft butter (salted or unsalted is fine); 3 c. powdered sugar; 1 1/2 t. vanilla; 2 T. cream

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.

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

Recipe

Sue’s Pumpkin Cookie Recipe

Anna

Frosting makes these soft pumpkin cookies a little more special.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 14 mins

Total Time 24 mins

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Servings

Ingredients

1/2 cup salted or unsalted butter 114 grams
1 1/2 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 1/2 cups unbleached all purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon ginger
1 cup chopped walnuts
Candy corn and walnut pieces (optional)

Buttercream Frosting

1/3 c. soft butter salted or unsalted is fine
3 c. powdered sugar
1 1/2 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.

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