Pumpkin Thumbprint Cookies
We all want a chewy, pumpkin flavored dessert just in time for fall. These wonderful Pumpkin Thumbprint Cookies are calling your name. These cookies are perfect for any occasion and may become a new favorite flavor of cookie. Your friends and family will love to take a bite of this tasty cookie recipe!
Servings: 25
Calories: 257kcal
Ingredients
- 2 ½ C flour
- 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
- 1/4 tsp. baking powder
- 1 C Unsalted butter softened
- 2/3 C packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 C sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 C pumpkin puree
Cream Cheese filling :
- 4 tbsp. Unsalted butter softened
- 4 oz. cream cheese softened
- 2 c. powdered sugar
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- Pumpkin pie spice for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and line two baking sheets with parchment
- Using a medium bowl, whisk flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt, and baking powder until combined.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy.
- Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Beat in pumpkin.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet and beat until combined
- Using a mini ice cream scooper, scoop some dough onto the cookie tray
- Bake for 8 minutes
- Using a tablespoon make a indent into the cookies
- Place back into the oven for 7 more minutes or until golden brown
- If the indents puffed up, use the tablespoon and press the indent back down
- Allow the cookies to cool completely
Filling directions
- Using a medium bowl, beat butter with cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla until combined and smooth
- Scoop the frosting into the piping bag and pipe into cooled cookies.
- Sprinkle with pumpkin spice on top
Nutrition
Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 113mg | Potassium: 60mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 1882IU | Vitamin C: 0.5mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg