Iced Pumpkin Cookies

This iced pumpkin cookie recipe is the sweetest way to celebrate fall. 

Iced Pumpkin Cookies Ingredients

These are the simple, kitchen staple ingredients you’ll need to make this iced pumpkin cookie recipe: 

• Flour: The pumpkin cookie dough starts with all-purpose flour. 
• Spices: The cookies are spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. 
• Leaveners: Baking soda and baking powder act as leaveners, which means they help the cookies rise. 
• Salt: A pinch of salt enhances the overall flavor, but it won’t make the cookies taste salty. 
• Sugars: You’ll need white sugar for the cookie dough and confectioners’ sugar for the icing. 
• Butter: You’ll need a stick of softened butter for the dough and a tablespoon of melted butter for the icing. 
• Pumpkin: Use canned pumpkin puree or homemade pumpkin puree. 
• Egg: An egg adds moisture and helps bind the cookie dough together. 
• Vanilla: Vanilla extract lends flavor to the cookie dough and the icing. 
• Milk: Three tablespoons of milk in the icing helps create the perfect texture. 

How to Make Iced Pumpkin Cookies

You’ll find the full, step-by-step recipe below — but here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make iced pumpkin cookies: 

1. Make the cookie dough. 
2. Drop the dough by the tablespoonful onto a cookie sheet and flatten slightly. 
3. Bake until the centers are set, then cool on a wire rack. 
4. Make the icing and drizzle it over the cooled cookies. 

Iced Pumpkin Cookies

Iced Pumpkin Cookies are a soft, cake-like seasonal treat that combine the comforting taste of pumpkin pie with the charm of a classic cookie. Flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, these cookies offer a tender crumb and are topped with a simple icing that hardens just enough for stacking. They're perfect for cozy afternoons, Halloween parties, or festive cookie platters throughout autumn and the holidays.

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Additional time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Servings: 36

Course: cookies, Dessert

Cuisine: American

Calories: 122

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

  

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Cookies

• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ cup butter softened
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Icing

• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Equipment

• Mixing bowls
• Spoon or piping bag (for icing)
• Wire cooling rack
• Parchment paper or silicone mat
• Baking sheet
• Whisk or electric mixer

Method

 

1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets.
2. To make the cookies: Combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves, and salt in a medium bowl.
3. Cream together sugar and butter in a mixing bowl until fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add pumpkin, egg, and vanilla; beat until creamy. Mix in flour mixture until combined.
4. Drop tablespoonfuls of dough onto the prepared cookie sheets; flatten slightly.
5. Bake in the preheated oven until centers are set, 15 to 20 minutes, switching racks halfway through. Transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
6. Meanwhile, make the icing: Stir together confectioners' sugar, milk, butter, and vanilla in a bowl until smooth. Add milk as needed, to achieve drizzling consistency.
7. Drizzle icing over cooled cookies with a fork.

Nutrition

Calories: 122kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 13mgSodium: 121mgPotassium: 29mgFiber: 1gSugar: 15gCalcium: 15mgIron: 2mg

Notes

These pillowy-soft pumpkin cookies are warmly spiced and finished with a sweet vanilla glaze, perfect for fall gifting or gatherings.

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