Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting ~ Yum!

I've been sewing my brains out trying to get ready for Simple Goods.  I don't know how much I'll have but it will have to be enough.

soon to be Christmas mice

Today is my girls birthday.  Every year she requests to go to our favorite Chinese restaurant.  Happy Birthday Lydia!  .......Happy day mom - no cooking!

Now baking is a different story.  I need to bake.  It keeps makes me and my sweet tooth happy to bake.

The following recipe is adapted from Betty Crocker I think?  I added the cinnamon cream cheese frosting.  It needed frosting.

The recipe is simple.  It took me about 35 minutes for the first batch to be finished with frosting.  I love that.

Hugs and kisses!!
Jenn

Pumpkin Cookies with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

1 box Spice Cake mix

1 15 oz can Pure Pumpkin 

1 Egg, beaten

1/2 stick of Butter, softened 

1/2 c Walnuts, chopped (optional)

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. 

Grease and flour cookie sheet or use parchment paper. 

Add the cake mix, pumpkin puree, egg and soft butter into a bowl and mix it all just until combined. (I used my hand mixer but a spoon would work just as well.

Drop spoonfuls of dough about two inches apart on the cookie sheet

Bake for about 10 to 12 minutes.

Cinnamon Frosting

3/4 stick Butter, softened

1/2 cup Cream Cheese, softened 

2 cups Confectioners Sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 tbsp sour cream (...add a little milk if you don't have it about the same amount)

almost 1 tsp cinnamon (i started with a 1/2 and add to taste)

dash of Salt

 

First cream butter and cream cheese.  Then mix in rest with a hand mixer.  Let cookies cool before frosting....I never can wait!

Makes about 2 1/2 - 3 dozen