Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Ingredients

• As seen on WKTV NEWSChannel 2
• 1 (15.25 ounce) package white cake mix
• 1/4 cup flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons homemade or store-bought pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 cup 100 percent pure pumpkin
• 10 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• CINNAMON CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
• 1 (8-ounce) package regular or reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups confectioners’ sugar
• In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, butter, cinnamon, and vanilla. Beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners’ sugar.

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, flour, and pumpkin pie spice. In a medium bowl, whisk together pumpkin, butter, brown sugar, and eggs. Add to cake mix mixture; stir with a wooden spoon until well combined. Drop by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake until centers are almost set, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack. Cool completely; frost with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting. Sprinkle with pumpkin pie spice, if desired. Makes 4 dozen cookies.

Notes

https://www.theharriedhousewife.com/desserts/pumpkin-spice-cookies/

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