Description
Indulge in these delicious Healthy Soft Pumpkin Cookies with Salted Maple Frosting. These flavorful cookies are easy to make and perfect for fall.
Ingredients
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Main Cookie Ingredients:
- 1 cup canned pumpkin purée
- ½ cup coconut sugar or light brown sugar
- ¼ cup coconut oil or unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups whole wheat pastry flour or all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Salted Maple Frosting Ingredients:
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter, softened
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare baking sheet: Preheat oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, combine pumpkin purée, coconut sugar, melted coconut oil, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients: Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
- Bake cookies: Drop dough onto baking sheet and bake for 10–12 minutes until set.
- Make frosting: Beat together maple syrup, cream cheese, butter, and sea salt. Gradually mix in powdered sugar until creamy.
- Frost cookies: Spread frosting on cooled cookies and sprinkle with sea salt.
Notes
- For dairy-free option, use dairy-free cream cheese and butter in the frosting.
- You can add mini chocolate chips or chopped pecans to the dough for extra flavor.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to keep them soft for days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: ~120
- Sugar: ~10 g
- Sodium: ~90 mg
- Fat: ~5 g
- Saturated Fat: ~2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: ~3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: ~16 g
- Fiber: ~1 g
- Protein: ~2 g
- Cholesterol: ~10 mg