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Lofthouse-Style Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

Lofthouse-Style Pumpkin Cookies

Rahat
Soft, pillowy, and bursting with fall flavors, these Lofthouse-Style Pumpkin Cookies are a treat you’ll crave all season. With just 15 minutes of prep and a quick bake time, these cookies come together effortlessly, leaving your kitchen smelling like autumn bliss.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
chill time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 minute
Servings 24 cookies
Calories 299 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg + 1 egg yolk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 Tablespoon corn starch or cornflour in UK
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ¾ teaspoon pumpkin spice
  • ½ teaspoon salt

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 6 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 6 Tablespoons butter softened
  • 2 Tablespoons brown sugar tightly packed
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups powdered sugar

Instructions
 

  • In KitchenAid (or using an electric hand mixer) cream together butter, sugars, and pumpkin puree on medium-high speed, until well-combined
  • Add egg and egg yolk, beating until combined.
  • Stir in vanilla extract.
  • In separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, corn starch, pumpkin spice, and salt.
  • Gradually (with mixer on medium-low speed) stir the dry mixture into wet ingredients, pausing occasionally to scrape down the sides of the bowl to ensure that all ingredients are well-combined.
  • Transfer dough to refrigerator and chill 30-45 minutes.
  • Shortly before dough has finished chilling, preheat your oven to 350F and prepare cookie sheets by lining with parchment paper.
  • Remove dough from refrigerator and roll into heaping 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized balls.
  • Use the (clean) bottom of a glass or measuring cup to press down until cookies are about ½" thick.
  • Place on cookie sheet at least 2" apart and bake on 350F for 12-13 minutes.
  • Allow cookies to cool completely on cookie sheet before frosting.
  • Cream Cheese Frosting
  • In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or using an electric mixer and a large bowl), beat together cream cheese, butter, and brown sugar until well-combined.
  • Stir in vanilla extract and salt, and then scrape down sides and bottom of bowl and beat briefly once more to ensure all ingredients are well-combined.
  • Gradually, with mixer on low-speed, stir powdered sugar into frosting until completely combined (pausing occasionally to scrape down sides and bottom of bowl).
  • Once cookies have cooled completely, spread icing over the tops of cookies and immediately decorate with sprinkles.

Nutrition

Calories: 299kcalCarbohydrates: 43gProtein: 3gFat: 13gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 127mgPotassium: 67mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 1223IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 27mgIron: 1mg
Keyword cookies, fall, frosting, Lofthouse, pumpkin
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