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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cookies

Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Dessert, North American
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 94kcal
Author: Lord Byron's Kitchen
Light and fluffy cookies made with cream cheese and real pumpkin, Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cookies are loaded up with everything pumpkin!
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Ingredients

  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice extract
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
  • 1 cup pumpkin seeds, chopped
  • 1/2 cup sprinkles, (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.  Prepare a baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.  Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, using a hand-held mixer, beat together the butter, cream cheese, and both sugars, until well combined.
  • Add the egg and pumpkin spice extract.  Beat into the butter and sugar mixture.
  • Next, at the pumpkin puree.  Beat to incorporate.
  • Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and pumpkin spice.  Beat until just combined.
  • Add the chopped pumpkin seeds and stir into the cookie dough.
  • Using a cookie scoop, drop 1-tablespoon mounds onto the prepared cookie sheet.  Press the back of a fork into the cookie mound in an X pattern to flatten to cookie.
  • Top each cookie with candy sprinkles and bake for 15 minutes.  Remove from oven and allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for a minute or two before transferring to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.

Nutrition

Calories: 94kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 52mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1149IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg