Dessert for 24
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Cookies
$2.00for 460 minServes 24
Soft pumpkin cookies bake with warm spices, cool, and receive a tangy cream cheese frosting.
Photo: cookingclassy.com
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Butter$0.40/oz typical | 7.5 oz | $3.00Typical price |
 | Eggs$0.30 each typical | 1 | $0.30Typical price |
 | Canned pumpkin$0.14/oz typical | 8.5 oz | $1.19Typical price |
| Cream cheese$0.30/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.20Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $12.01 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourBaking powder and sodaDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsSugar and brown sugarSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoa
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
- 60 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 24servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDessertsFall
Typical price
$0.50 per serving$2.00 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 10 tbsp unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 5 tbsp unsalted butter
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla exract
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and line baking sheets with parchment.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves in a bowl.
- Beat 10 tablespoons butter, both sugars, the egg, vanilla, and pumpkin until smooth.
- Stir the dry mixture into the pumpkin mixture, drop the dough onto the baking sheets, and bake for 10 to 12 minutes.
- Cool the cookies on the sheets for 10 minutes, then move them to a rack for 15 minutes.
- Beat 5 tablespoons butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla into frosting, then spread it over the cooled cookies.
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