Description
Soft, spiced, and totally irresistible oatmeal cookies filled with a creamy pumpkin spice frosting.
Ingredients
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For the Crust:
- 1 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 4 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
1. Prepare the Crust:
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, cream together butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and salt. Gradually mix into the butter mixture.
- Stir in oats and pumpkin puree until well combined. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until edges are lightly golden. Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
- For the filling, beat cream cheese until smooth. Gradually add powdered sugar and pumpkin pie spice, beating until creamy. Spread filling on the flat side of half the cookies and top with remaining cookies.
Notes
You can customize the seasonings to taste.