Pumpkin Cookies with Mascarpone Frosting Recipe – Soft pumpkin cookies with mascarpone frosting are moist, cake-like cookies and dangerously addictive. The delicious pumpkin puree and spices balance each other so well, no one can stop at just one cookie! Sprinkles are mandatory!

Pumpkin Cookies with Mascarpone Frosting Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 (15 ounces) can pumpkin puree
• 3/4 cup International Delight Pumpkin Pie Spice cofee creamer
• 2 3/4 cups all purpose flour
• 3 teaspoon baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

Mascarpone frosting

• 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 8 ounces mascarpone cheese, room temperature
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Line 3-4 baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. In a mixing bowl, with the paddle attachment on, add the butter and sugars. Beat on low speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
3. Stir in the eggs and pumpkin puree. Beat until just combined.
4. In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and salt.
5. Add the flour mixture alternately with the coffee creamer to the cookie dough.
6. Beat until just combined.
7. Using a medium size scoop, drop cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets and bake in preheated oven for 12 minutes or until tops spring back.
8. Cool on the baking sheets about few minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

Frosting

1. In a mixing bowl, with the paddle attachment on, add the butter and mascarpone cheese.
2. Beat on low speed until creamy and fluffy.
3. Stir in the vanilla extract and slowly add the powdered sugar.
4. Beat until all the sugar is incorporated.
5. Increase the mixer’s speed to medium high and beat for an additional 1 minute.
6. Spoon a little frosting on top of each cookie and spread it with the back of a spoon.

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