Pumpkin Walnut Cookies

Name: Pumpkin Walnut Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 5 min
Total time: 1 h 45 min
Yield: 60 cookies
Ingredients: Cookie; 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/3 cup granulated sugar; 1 cup canned pumpkin; 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice or ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup chopped walnuts; Frosting; 2 cups powdered sugar; 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or ground cinnamon; Walnut pieces, if desired

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1 hr 05 min

Prep Time

1 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

²/₃ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¹/₃ cup granulated sugar

1 cup canned pumpkin

1 large Land O Lakes® Egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 ¹/₂ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice or ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

1 cup chopped walnuts

Frosting

2 cups powdered sugar

3 ounces cream cheese, softened

¹/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

¹/₄ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or ground cinnamon

Walnut pieces, if desired

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 350°F.
STEP 2

Combine 1 cup butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add pumpkin, egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Stir in 1 cup walnuts.
STEP 3

Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough, 2 inches apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool completely.
STEP 4

Combine all frosting ingredients except walnut pieces in medium bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until smooth. Frost cooled cookies. Garnish with walnuts, if desired.