Pumpkin Pie Cookies – For When You Want the Scrumptious Taste of Pie Without All the Hassle!

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When you want the taste of classic pumpkin pie without the hassle of all the steps involved, enter these Pumpkin Pie Cookies!

With all that pumpkin flavor and a tasty glaze, there’ll be more than enough to share and gobble down on your own!

• 2 cups butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
• 4 cups all-purpose flour

For the frosting:

• ½ cup butter
• ½ cup brown sugar
• ¼ cup milk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ¾ cups powdered sugar
• Ground cinnamon

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, beat 2 cups butter with a hand mixer on medium/high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Beat until combined. Add eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla; beat until combined. Beat in pumpkin. Beat in as much of the flour as you can with the mixer. Using a wooden spoon, stir in any remaining flour.
3. Drop dough by heaping teaspoons 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet. Bake in the preheated oven for 10 to 12 minutes. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; let cool.
4. In a small saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter and brown sugar until melted and smooth. Transfer to a medium bowl. Stir in milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Beat in powdered sugar until smooth. Spread frosting on cookies. If desired, sprinkle with additional cinnamon. Makes about 60 cookies.