All fall holidays and family gatherings have to have some type of pumpkin recipe. Pumpkin pie and pumpkin rolls are always on the menu but these cookies give you another favorite fall recipe.

I wanted to find something fast to make and that didn’t take too many ingredients. They taste like you put a lot of effort into making them but the joy of being extremely easy and fast to make.

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Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Cookie Ingredients

• 1 Box Vanilla Cake Mix
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 1/4 cup oil

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F
2. Combine all cookie ingredients in a bowl and mix well.
3. Drop rounded tablespoons or use a cookie scoop to place on a greased cookie sheet or on a silicone baking mat.
4. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes
5. After cookies have cooled, frost the tops with the cream cheese frosting recipe below.

I take my silicone mat (with the cookies on it) out of the pan and then directly on the cooling rack for fast cooling and for less of a mess.

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 3 ounces cream cheese (softened)
• 2 Tbs. butter (softened)
• 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 Tbs. milk

Directions

1. Combine cream cheese, butter and pumpkin pie spice; in a medium bowl. Mix until creamy and smooth.
2. Add powdered sugar. Add one tablespoon milk and then add milk a teaspoon at a time until it is the consistency you are wanting.

Print Recipe

The Best Pumpkin Spice Cookies

Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies. Only 4 ingredients, delicious, and easy to make! My family always looks forward to these every year.

Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time10 mins

Total Time20 mins

Servings: 12

Ingredients

Pumpkin Cookies

• 1 Box Vanilla Cake Mix
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• ¼ cup oil

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 3 oz. cream cheese softened
• 2 tbsp. butter softened
• 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp. milk

Instructions

Pumpkin Cookies

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Combine all cookie ingredients in a bowl and mix well
• Drop rounded tablespoons or use a cookie scoop to place on a greased cookie sheet or a silicone baking mat. 2 inches apart
• Bake for 10 to 12 minutes

Cream Cheese Frosting

• While cookies are cooling, make the frosting by adding all frosting ingredients in a bowl, mixing well.
• Frost the cookies and ENJOY!

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