Pumpkin Cookies

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Pumpkin Cookies

Like a pumpkin whoopie pie, these pumpkin cookies have a soft, cakey texture and a cream cheese frosting filling. They are great for Halloween parties or for a unique and tasty alternative to pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving.

Recipe Ingredients 

OK, so they're not the healthiest things you could eat, but they're cookies. They're not supposed to be healthy!
  • 2/3 cup vegetable oil
  • 15 oz. can pure pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cans cream cheese frosting, or make your own
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Yum!

Recipe Instructions 

I make these cookies as a sandwich because it is easier to stack and wrap them for storing or travel. Alternatively, you can use the cookies individually and frost them on top for a prettier presentation and smaller portions.
  1. Preheat oven to 375°.
  2. Combine oil, pumpkin, eggs, sugar, and vanilla in a large bowl.
  3. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt and mix just until completely blended.
  4. Place rounded tablespoons on a cookie sheet about 1-2 inches apart.
  5. Bake at 375° for about 10 minutes until beginning to brown slightly.
  6. Transfer cookies to a rack and allow them to cool completely.
  7. Cover flat side of one cookie with frosting and top with another cookie.
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A quick and easy tip 

Using an ice cream or cookie scoop makes this recipe go even quicker. Use a smaller scoop if you'll be sandwiching the cookies and a larger scoop for the frosting-on-top alternative.
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Cream Cheese Frosting 

This cookie recipe is very quick and easy, particularly if you use canned frosting. If you have more time and prefer the frosting less sweet, making your own cream cheese frosting is very simple.
  • 1/2 cup softened butter
  • 8 oz. softened cream cheese
  • 4 cups confectioner's sugar
  • 2 tsp vanilla
Beat cream cheese and butter until completely blended. Add sugar and vanilla and beat until creamy.

Are you going to try them? 

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savilla wrote

these cookies are great

Reply Posted June 06, 2009

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AslanBooks wrote...

Great Lens...5*'s and favorited. I've added this as a featured lens on my own Pumpkin Pie lens...http://www.squidoo.com/pumppie.

ReplyPosted November 23, 2008

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clouda9 wrote...

You can have two which is actually four cookies but you could rightfully argue you are only having two...umm I'll take two ;) please...LOL! I will have to try these for sure!

ReplyPosted November 06, 2007

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awelldressedbullet wrote...

These look yummy, and since Rick loves pumpkin, I just might give them a go! - Kathy

ReplyPosted August 31, 2007

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MrNoodles wrote...

These cookies are awesome. nice lens

ReplyPosted August 31, 2007