Name: Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H10M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H25M0.000S
Yield: approximately 3 dozen
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened; 2 tablespoons Maple syrup; 2 eggs; 1 cup canned pumpkin; 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ground all spice; 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg; Pinch ground cloves; 2 1/2 cups flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; Pinch of salt; 2 (8-ounce) packages cream cheese; 1 cup confectioners sugar; 1/4 cup milk; 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; Zest of one lemon; Whole pecans

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a mixer, fitted with a paddle, cream the sugar and the butter until light and fluffy. Add the maple syrup and eggs. Mix to incorporate. Add the pumpkin and mix to incorporate. Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg and cloves. Add the dry ingredients to the batter and mix well. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly golden brown around the edges. Cool on racks. When cool, ice with the cream cheese frosting.
For the Frosting: In a mixer, fitted with a paddle, add the cream cheese. Beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the powdered sugar until smooth. Add milk and vanilla. Beat until smooth. If frosting is too thick, thin with a little more milk. Fold in the lemon zest. When cookies are cool spread with some of the frosting. Garnish with a whole pecan.

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