Description
Delicious sandwich cookies filled with a creamy frosting, embodying the warm and comforting flavors of fall.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice blend
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pumpkin spice blend, baking soda, and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream together softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Beat in the egg and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Gently fold in the pumpkin puree until combined.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until no flour streaks remain.
- Drop dollops of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until edges are set and centers look slightly undercooked.
- While cookies bake, prepare the filling by beating together softened cream cheese and powdered sugar until smooth.
- Once cookies have cooled, spread a generous amount of cream cheese filling on one cookie and top with another to create a sandwich.
Notes
Ensure cookies cool completely before assembling to prevent melting the filling.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 sandwich cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
