Ingredients:
Spiced Pumpkin Cookies
- 1 stick (8 Tbsp.) butter
- 1 ⅔ c. flour – sifted
- 5 tsp. cinnamon
- 3 tsp. ground ginger
- ¾ tsp. clove
- ½ tsp. allspice
- ½ tsp. nutmeg
- ½ – ¾ tsp. kosher salt
- ¾ tsp. baking soda
- ¾ tsp. baking powder
- ¾ c. brown sugar – packed
- 1 c. white sugar divided in two
- ½ c. canned pumpkin puree – not pumpkin pie filling
- 2 Tbsp. molasses
- 1 Tbsp. vanilla extract
Brown Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz. cream cheese – cold and cut into large chunks
- ½ stick (4 Tbsp.) butter
- 2 tsp. vanilla extract
- Heavy pinch of salt
- 2 c. confectioners’ sugar – sifted to remove clumps