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Soft Gluten Free Pumpkin Cookies Recipe With Frosting

These gluten-free pumpkin cookies are such soft cookies, perfectly moist, and topped with the most decadent and smooth cream cheese buttercream frosting, it's a cookie that is queen during the Fall baking season!
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Prep Time:15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup salted butter melted
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2/3 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cup gluten free flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp guar gum
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp cloves

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1 1/2 sticks of butter softened
  • 1 lb powdered sugar
  • vanilla
  • 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream

Instructions

  • In a standing mixer, using a paddle attachment, beat the butter and the sugar until smooth.
  • Add the pumpkin puree, vanilla and egg. Mix to combine.
  • Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Mix until just combined.
  • Cover and chill the dough for an hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line twoo cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  • Using a medium/ 2 tablespoon cookie scoop, dollop the dough onto the parchment. Gently press the dough balls, slightly. Then bake for 13-15 minutes. Let rest on the cookie sheet for 1-2 minutes, then using a spatula, gently move the cookies to a cooling rack to finish cooling.
  • While the cookies cool completely, it's time to make the frosting. In the stand mixer, add the butter and cream cheese. Beat with a paddle attachment until smooth and creamy. On low, slowly incorporate the powdered sugar, about 1/2 cup at a time. Once the sugar has been added, add the heavy cream and the vanilla. Set the mixer to medium-high for 5 minutes.
  • When the cookies are completely cool, using a slanted spatula, spread the frosting onto the cookies. Sprinkle a bit of cinnamon over top and enjoy!
Servings: 18 cookies