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Photos and recipe updated November 2018

Salted caramel pumpkin cookies are the perfect taste of fall! These pumpkin spice cookies topped with swirls of salted caramel frosting will melt in your mouth, an updated version of glazed pumpkin cookies that have become an annual fall baking tradition.

Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cookies

This time around, I was set to make the usual vanilla glaze when I spotted a jar of homemade salted caramel sauce in the fridge. All at once, I knew that caramel was the answer (isn’t it always?). Enter these salted caramel pumpkin cookies! With a flourish of salted caramel frosting, these fall darlings are a scrumptious counterpart to last year’s caramel apple cookies.

Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cookies

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Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cookies

Salted Caramel Pumpkin Cookies

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Ingredients

Cookies

  • 2 1/2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp cloves
  • 1/4 tsp ginger
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1 cup pure pumpkin
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Caramel Frosting

  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter, cubed
  • 1/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 tsp salt, divided
  • 1 cup powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1 1/2 – 2 Tbsp milk
  • gold pearl sprinkles (topping)

Instructions

  1. Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg in a medium bowl. Beat butter and sugar in a large mixer bowl at medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in pumpkin, egg, and vanilla until combined. Reduce speed to low and gradually add flour mixture; beat just until incorporated. Cover dough and chill in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours, or overnight.
  2. Preheat oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with silicone mats or parchment paper. Use a cookie scoop coated lightly with nonstick spray to form 1 1/2-inch balls of dough and place two inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Coat the bottom of a heavy glass with nonstick spray, and press the mounds to flatten slightly.
  3. Bake, rotating pans halfway through, for 13 minutes, until tops and edges are set. Cool for 5 minutes on baking sheets, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
  4. For the caramel frosting, combine brown sugar, butter, and heavy cream in a heavy saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until butter has melted completely. Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and 1/8 teaspoon salt until smooth. Pour sauce into a glass bowl to cool to room temperature. Whisk in powdered sugar, milk, and remaining 1/8 teaspoon salt until frosting is smooth and spreadable. Use a small offset spatula to frost cookies and top with gold pearl sprinkles.

Nutrition

  • Calories: 140
  • Carbohydrates: 22

Keywords: Caramel, Salted Caramel, Pumpkin, Pumpkin Spice, Cookie

More pumpkin recipes you’ll love:

Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls
Pumpkin Roll
Pumpkin Spice Crumb Muffins
Brown Butter Pumpkin Spice Cakes

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