Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting Recipe

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Published: October 20, 2021Author: Elyse Ellis
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These Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting take fall desserts up a notch! It's the perfect flavor combination.
Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting Recipe

In case our list of delicious pumpkin recipes wasn’t enough for you, meet our amazing Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting!

This recipe was really easy to follow.  The cookies were so soft and fluffy!  The caramel frosting was simple and amazing!

Ingredients you need to make these Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting:

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon cloves
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups flour
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How to make these delicious Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting:

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Stir in pumpkin.
  3. In a medium bowl, sift together the baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, salt and flour.
  4. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. 
  5. Drop by heaping tablespoons onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  6. In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cream, and brown sugar over medium heat. 
  7. Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture just begins to boil; remove from heat and stir in vanilla. 
  8. Cool then stir in powdered sugar. 
  9. Spread frosting over cooled cookies.

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Serves: 15

Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting Recipe

This recipe is really easy to follow.  The cookies were so soft and fluffy and the caramel frosting was simple and amazing!
Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 30 mins
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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 1 cup butter softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 Tablespoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon cloves
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ginger
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 cups flour

Frosting

  • 3 Tablespoons butter
  • ¼ cup heavy cream
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, cream together butter and sugars. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Stir in pumpkin.
  • In a medium bowl, sift together the baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, salt and flour.
  • Add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. 
  • Drop by heaping tablespoons onto a lightly greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes.

Frosting

  • In a medium saucepan, combine butter, cream, and brown sugar over medium heat. 
  • Cook, stirring occasionally, until mixture just begins to boil; remove from heat and stir in vanilla. 
  • Cool then stir in powdered sugar. Add in more powdered sugar if your frosting is too runny.
  • Spread frosting over cooled cookies.

Notes

  • These cookies can be stored in the fridge.

Nutrition

Calories: 329 kcal · Carbohydrates: 44 g · Protein: 3 g · Fat: 17 g · Saturated Fat: 10 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 55 mg · Sodium: 290 mg · Potassium: 87 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 29 g · Vitamin A: 3066 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 33 mg · Iron: 1 mg

Equipment

  • Medium Bowl
  • Non-stick Cooking Spray
  • cookie sheets
  • Medium Saucepan

Recipe Details

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

(Recipe from Let’s Dish)

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  1. Lindsay says:
    October 24, 2011
    Oh, I would love to try this! I have got to make some neighbor gifts--this would be perfect!
    Reply
  2. Lacy in the Sky with Diapers says:
    October 24, 2011
    you girls are my heros!! Such a great idea for a blog!! ;)
    Reply
  3. Amanda Kuzak says:
    October 24, 2011
    Yum, these look so great. I am always making pumpkin muffins with frosting but these cookies would be a great way to switch it up!
    Reply
  4. Kristy says:
    October 25, 2011
    These look sooo delish! Gonna have to try these, I've never made pumpkin cookies before :)
    Reply
  5. Heather says:
    October 25, 2011
    These look amazing! I featured them at So Very Creative.
    Reply
  6. Mr Rocky Top says:
    October 29, 2011
    Very tasty! I added a dash of cinnamon on top for a little extra kick. Thanks for the share!
    Reply
  7. Anonymous says:
    December 24, 2011
    These are so good with raisins in them too.
    Reply
  8. Deone Lawlar says:
    October 21, 2015
    these cookies are wonderful!!! I made them and they took me back to my childhood.. A keeper for sure!!!
    Reply
  9. jori says:
    October 28, 2015
    How many cookies does this recipe yield?
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      October 31, 2015
      This makes about 2 dozen cookies.
      Reply
  10. Renate says:
    November 3, 2015
    I made these yesterday and they are great. But my frosting did not turn out like the picture. Mine was more like a glaze. It was still good but would of liked it to have been more like the picture.
    Reply
    • Pam says:
      October 10, 2018
      Try letting it get very much cooler before stirring in the powdered sugar.
      Reply
  11. Pam says:
    October 10, 2018
    SOMEONE HELP, PLEASE! What size can of pumpkin. I have two different sizes in my cupboard, both labeled Libby's. :O
    Reply
    • Cyd says:
      October 10, 2018
      The recipe calls for 1 cup of canned pumpkin, so the small can will be plenty.
      Reply
      • Pam says:
        October 10, 2018
        THANK YOU!
        Reply
      • Pam says:
        October 10, 2018
        Geesh, I could've sworn the first time I looked at it, it said "1 can of pumpkin" in this recipe.
        Reply
  12. Karen says:
    October 25, 2020
    Is it safe to leave these cookies at room temp once frosted (because of the cream in the frosting) I made these last night and intended to put in the fridge, but forgot!
    Reply
    • Momma Cyd says:
      November 11, 2020
      They should be ok overnight. But much longer they are best kept in the fridge.
      Reply
  13. R says:
    October 15, 2021
    My cookies are like cakes and the frosting is a glaze. What could I have done wrong? 😭
    Reply
    • Momma Cyd says:
      October 18, 2021
      You can thicken up your frosting with more powdered sugar. These cookies are definitely a different texture than a chocolate chip cookie. They are a little more cake like. Soft and moist - like an applesauce cookie or a pumpkin chocolate chip cookie.
      Reply
  14. StephR says:
    October 29, 2021
    Can you use pumpkin spice instead of the different spices? If so how much would I is? 1 1/2 tsp?
    Reply
    • Momma Cyd says:
      October 30, 2021
      Pumpkin spice seasoning is a blend of these basic spices: ground cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. So that should help!
      Reply
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