Description
Delicious pumpkin oatmeal cookies topped with a creamy frosting, perfect for fall.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 4 tablespoons salted butter (softened)
- 6 tablespoons light brown sugar (packed)
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 6 tablespoons pure pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 4 tablespoons salted butter (softened)
- 2 cups powdered sugar (sifted)
- 3–4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C) or 160°C if using a fan oven. Line sheet trays with parchment paper, and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, pumpkin spice, and baking soda, and set aside.
- In a large bowl with an electric hand mixer or in the body of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, combine the butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar, pumpkin puree, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture, and mix until combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl as needed.
- Add in the oats and mix until evenly distributed; the mixture will be thick.
- Use a 1 tablespoon cookie scoop to portion the cookie dough onto the prepared sheet trays, leaving 2 inches between each cookie.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 11-13 minutes until they puff slightly, appear dry on top, and are lightly golden around the edges.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the trays for about 2 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- While the cookies are cooling, make the frosting. Whip the butter in a medium bowl with an electric hand mixer until smooth.
- Gradually add the powdered sugar, mixing until combined. The mixture will resemble coarse sand.
- Add 3 tablespoons of the cream, vanilla, and pumpkin spice. Mix until smooth and combined. If the frosting seems too thick, add an additional 1 tablespoon of cream.
- Turn the mixer up to high speed, and whip the frosting for 3 minutes until light and fluffy.
- Once the cookies are completely cool, cover them with the frosting using an offset spatula or a butter knife.
- Sprinkle a little more pumpkin spice on top if desired and serve immediately.
Notes
- This recipe makes a great batch of cookies perfect for sharing.
- The frosting can be adjusted based on your taste preference.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 13 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 15mg