Gluten-free Pumpkin Cookies

Halloween is over and Thanksgiving right around the corner, pumpkin is still very much in season. I don't know about your family but my family is really big into pumpkin, it is one of our favorite things to make fall goodies with! I found a recipe on Pinterest to make pumpkin cookies, because our family is going gluten free, I used Namaste gluten free perfect flour blend from Costco instead of all purpose flour. You may thinking “Won’t that change the texture of the batter?” the answer is no. The texture and consistency were just like the one described in the original recipe. These bite size pumpkin cookies are a delicious melt in your mouth treat! Today I will show you how to make this tasty treat!

Ingredients:

Cookies

2 cups butter, softened

2 cups organic cane sugar

2 teaspoons baking powder

2 teaspoons baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon pumpkin spice

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

1 (15 oz.) can pure pumpkin

4 cups gluten free flour

Cream Cheese Frosting

½ cup butter, softened

1 8 oz. package cream cheese

1 lb. powdered sugar (3 ¾ cups)

1 teaspoon vanilla

*Pumpkin spice to sprinkle on top (optional)

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

• In a large mixing bowl beat butter until light and fluffy.
• Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and pumpkin spice.
• Beat until combined.
• Scrape down the sides as needed.

• Add eggs and vanilla, continue to beat until combined.
• Add in pumpkin and mix.
• It will look something like this.

• Add flour one cup at a time.

• After each cup is added mix until incorporated and scrape down sides.

• Mix dough until well combined, the dough will be very wet and sticky.

• Scoop the dough onto a cookie sheet with a small cookie scoop.

• Place in the center rack of the oven and bake for 12-14 minutes.

• While the cookies are baking make your frosting,

• Combine the butter, cream cheese and vanilla in a bowl, mix.
• Add powdered sugar a little at a time.

• When the mixture is done it will look like this.

• When the cookies are done place them on a cooling rack and them the cool completely

• When the cookies are completely cool take a knife and frost them.

• Add a sprinkle of pumpkin spice on top.

And there you have it a gluten free fall treat that taste absolutely amazing!