Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting
Ingredients
Cookies
- 8 Tablespoons soft butter
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- 2½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- ¼ cup caramel ice cream topping
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- Optional: extra caramel for a drizzle and chopped Skor candy bars
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a mixer, beat butter and both sugars.
- Add oil, yolk, vanilla, and pumpkin.
- Add flour, cream of tartar, salt, baking soda and cinnamon.
- Lay parchment paper on cookie sheets and place large balls of dough on sheets.
- Press down lightly on each.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Cool before frosting.
Frosting
- Beat cream cheese and sugar smooth.
- Add caramel and salt and whip until smooth.
- Frost cookies.
- Add a caramel drizzle if desired and chopped Skor candies for a crunch.