Pumpkin Spice Cookies Copycat Taste Of Home - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 - 1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
FROSTING
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup butter, melted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract or 1 teaspoon maple flavoring
2 -3 tablespoons boiling water
2 cups chopped pecans

Preparation

1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and sugars until smooth. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla. Combine the dry ingredients; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
2. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
3. For frosting, in a small bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough water to achieve frosting consistency. Frost cookies; sprinkle with pecans.
Tip's: I doubled the icing recipe to have enough and had a perfect amount. I also added a little cinnamon to the icing and sprinkled cinnamon sugar on top instead of using nuts.
Next time I will add more spices and maybe add some cinnamon or nutmeg to the frosting.