Melt in your Mouth Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

Can you even believe that we are in October? You’ll absolutely love that these cookies are so soft and just melt in your mouth. Oh and one more thing! The cream cheese frosting is ah-mazing. Not only do these cookies melt in your mouth with the first bite, the cream cheese frosting is the perfect finishing touch!  You are going to love everything about these amazing pumpkin cookies!

Here’s what you’ll need: (Serves 30)

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 eggs
• 1 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• Cream Cheese Frosting:
• ½ cup butter, softened
• 8 Oz cream cheese, softened
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside. In a large bowl, beat 1 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Add egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla; beat until combined. Beat in pumpkin. Lastly beat in flour.

2. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes or until tops are set. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cool.

3. To make the cream cheese frosting: Beat together butter and cream cheese until smooth. Add the powdered sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy. Frost cooled cookies.