pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting

Name: Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients: ## COOKIES; 1 cup(s) sugar; 2 stick(s) unsalted butter; 2 tablespoon(s) maple syrup; 2 - eggs; 1 cup(s) canned pumpkin; 1 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon(s) ground all-spice; 1/4 teaspoon(s) ground nutmeg; 1 pinch(es) ground cloves; 2 1/2 cup(s) flour; 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder; 1 pinch(es) salt; ## FROSTING; 2 (8oz) package(s) cream cheese; 1 cup(s) powdered sugar; 1/4 cup(s) milk; 1 tablespoon(s) vanilla; - zest of 1 lemon

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Sara Bonham

Chula Vista, CA

Updated on Feb 2, 2013

I fully intended on baking these as christmas presents for loved ones but never got around to it :(

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Ingredients

COOKIES
1 cup sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter
2 tablespoons maple syrup
2 - eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground all-spice
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 pinch ground cloves
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 pinch salt
FROSTING
2 (8oz) packages cream cheese
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla
- zest of 1 lemon

How To Make pumpkin cookies with cream cheese frosting

Step 1

Cookie: Preheat oven to 350 degreed F. Cream sugar and butter together until light and fluffy. Add the maple syrup and eggs then the pumpkin.

Step 2

Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, all-spice, nutmeg, and cloves. Add everything together and mix well. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls onto cookie sheets and Bake for 10 minutes.
Step 3

Frosting: Beat the cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add the powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla. Mix together. Fold in the lemon zest then spread frosting on the cookies once they are cooled :)
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