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Cinnamon Spiced Sugar Cookies with Browned Butter Frosting

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When that autumnal chill hits the air, nothing satisfies a sweet craving quite like a soft, chewy sugar cookie with luscious frosting. These pumpkin spiced sugar cookies are guaranteed to be your new favorite fall treat!The cookies themselves are delicately spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves for a warmth reminiscent of pumpkin pie. Brown sugar gives them incredible chew and a slight caramel flavor that pairs perfectly with the browned butter frosting.

To make the browned butter frosting, the trick is cooking down butter until it turns a fragrant, nutty brown before mixing it into a rich vanilla frosting. This adds an incredible depth of flavor. Smooth, fudgy swirls of this frosting over pumpkiny cookies is sheer heaven.

These cookies would be right at home on a Thanksgiving dessert table or for a fall-themed bake sale. Their bright orange tint from pumpkin puree looks festive on any holiday cookie tray. For Halloween, use spooky-themed cookie cutters and decorate with candy corn or spider web designs.

However you decorate them, these pumpkin spiced sugar cookies will fly off the platter! Enjoy the full recipe:

Ingredients:

  • 2 1⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup pumpkin spice
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cloves

Browned Butter Frosting

  • 1 1⁄2 sticks unsalted butter
  • 3 3⁄4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1⁄4 cup heavy cream
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • Pinch of salt

Directions:

  1. In a medium saucepan, heat butter over medium heat until browned and nutty fragrant, 5-7 minutes. Set aside to cool.
  2. Whisk all frosting ingredients together until smooth. Add cooled browned butter and whisk until fully incorporated.
  3. In a bowl, sift together flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
  4. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in egg, vanilla and pumpkin until combined.
  5. Slowly mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Dough will be soft.
  6. Roll dough to 1⁄4 inch thickness on lightly floured surface. Use cookie cutters to cut into shapes.
  7. Bake cookies at 350F for 8-10 minutes until set. Allow to cool completely before frosting.
  8. Frost cookies generously with browned butter frosting. Decorate as desired. Enjoy!

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