You are absolutely going to love these pumpkin cookies with penuche frosting. Pumpkin cookies are amazing enough on their own, but have you ever had cookies with penuche frosting?! Incredible!
Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting
Pumpkin Cookies with Penuche Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
Penuche Frosting
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 3 Tablespoons milk
- 1 3/4 - 2 cups confectioners sugar
Instructions
- In large bowl cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg. Add pumpkin and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in pecans.
- Drop by rounded teaspoons 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire rack to cool.
- For the frosting
- In a small pan bring brown sugar and butter to a boil. Cook and stir over medium heat for 1 minute. Remove from the heat; cool 10 minutes. Transfer to large bowl; beat in milk. Beat in confectioners sugar to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cookies. Makes 5 dozen
How adorable! I absolutely love soft cookies, and pumpkin flavor is perfect for the holidays! I may have to try this one 🙂
Best,
Chelsea M.
Chow Down by the Bay
Chelsea you’ll love these cookies! Thanks for stopping by!
This is my kind of cookie. Thick and soft. YUM!!!
Charlotte these cookies are amazing and very soft! I hope you get to try them!!Thank you for coming to visit!
Now I know what Penuche is…Kinda!
Kc just another word for “suga”! LOL!!
Our boys just saw these while I was looking at your beautiful post. ALL of them asked if we can make these today?! Nicely done Bunny!
Awe how sweet!! Thank you Dan!
Bunny, regarding the Butter Pecan Cake Mix Cookies, when do you put in the chopped Pecans? Thank you in advance for your response.
Hi Tammy, after the batter is mixed, fold the pecans in. I hope you love them!
Hi Bunny. Can’t wait to try this. Your recipe calls for a can of pumpkin. In my store, pumpkin comes in two sizes of cans. Which size can are you using in this recipe?
Thanks
It’s all good Darcy, let me know what you think of them!
Does this frosting firm enough to use cookies on a cookie platter? Cookies are amazing I just need to frost them.
The frosting doesn’t dry hard. I don’t know if I’d stack them on a plate. You could try a couple on a plate to see what would happen before you do a whole plate. Know what I mean? The penuche frosting gets firm but it’s still soft.