Pumpkin Cookies With Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

• FOR THE COOKIES:
• 2-1/2 cups All-purpose Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 3 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice
• 1/2 teaspoons Salt
• 1 cup Softened Butter, Divided
• 1 cup White Sugar
• 1/2 cups Brown Sugar
• 1-1/4 cup Pumpkin Puree
• 1 whole Large Egg
• 2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
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• FOR THE FROSTING:
• 1 package (8oz) Cream Cheese, Softened
• 3 cups Powdered Sugar
• 1 Tablespoon Cinnamon

1. Preheat the oven to 350u0b0F.
2. In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt; set aside.
3. In your mixer bowl cream together 1/2 cup butter, 1 cup sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar until fluffy. Beat in the pumpkin, egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth. Mix in the dry ingredients until blended.
4. Scoop the batter onto parchment-lined baking sheets and bake for 15-18 minutes, until the cookies spring back when you gently press the tops. Remove to a cooling rack and cool completely before frosting.
5. In your clean mixer bowl, beat together the remaining 1/2 cup butter and the cream cheese until smooth. Beat in the powdered sugar, the remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla and the cinnamon until fluffy. Spread on top of the cooled cookies.
6. For best results, store these cookies in the fridge or freezer and let them come to room temperature before serving!

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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/desserts/pumpkin-cookies-with-cinnamon-cream-cheese-frosting/ (may not work)