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Gluten Free Soft Baked Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting Recipe

Last Updated: October 29, 2020 By Linnie 2 Comments

 
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Gluten Free Soft Baked Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting will bring the savory pumpkin-y goodness home for the almost holidays (or any time of year, really).

(Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan Friendly)

Gluten Free Soft Baked Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting

 

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Each year I can’t wait to make these cookies. I’ve been waiting ALL year to share these soft baked pumpkin cookies with you guys. Because truly they are THE BEST soft baked cookies ever AND they have pumpkin. It’s fall happiness in cookie form.

Stop everything you are doing and MAKE THEM TODAY.

Because we only have so many days left of pumpkin-mania and believe me, you are going to want your fill of these. (Ok, really you can make ‘em happen all year round but this is the BEST time.)

Years upon years ago, I stumbled upon this recipe from a friend. I’m still unsure WHERE this came from and WHO gave me this heavenly recipe but you have forever been my favorite person since… I swear.

Gluten Free Soft Baked Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting

It’s stayed deep down into my recipe box, waiting for the day to make it a gluten-free treat everyone will swoon over.

That day has come. Thank goodness!

As all my favorite cookies recipes go, this is a throw-it-in-the-bowl-and-stir type of recipe.

Best type of recipe everrrr. No fuss but with EPIC deliciousness in return.

Now if you are watching your sugar intake you can feel free to omit the brown sugar frosting. It’ll still be delicious.

This is like our buckeye bars, sometimes you just want to make that super duper treat. When I want to take a dish to pass around a crowd, I bring the buckeyes bars or these soft baked pumpkin cookies WITH the brown sugar frosting. Cause delicious treats are love.

Gluten Free Soft Baked Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting

In my humble opinion, the brown sugar frosting takes these cookies to the NEXT level. They are sweet enough that they actually satisfy my cravings and help me not eat 10 cookies in one sitting.

Not to mention this 1-1 Baking Flour from Bobs Red Mill is seriously the most PERFECT and easiest flour to use for gluten-free baking. It is a dream and is my favorite gluten-free flour that mimics traditional flour.

Plenty of times I’ve had people actually QUESTION if my desserts are in fact gluten-free.. they are.. it’s the flour blend that makes them rock. 😉

These Gluten-Free Soft Baked Pumpkin Cookies, however, rock just because and are so addictive you’ll find yourself coming back for a bite every couple hours.

So… for us.. It’s best these are made with the intention to give some away to fabulous friends, family and neighbors.

Want to gain the best friend award? Make these soft baked pumpkin cookies.

You are welcome.

Gluten Free Soft Baked Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting

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Gluten Free Soft Baked Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting Recipe

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Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan Friendly

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Gluten Free Soft Baked Pumpkin Cookies with Brown Sugar Frosting will bring the savory pumpkin-y goodness home for the almost holidays (or any time of year, really). (Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Vegan Friendly)
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Yield: 30

Prep Time:10 min

Cook Time:12 min

Total Time:22 min

Ingredients:

Gluten-Free Soft Baked Pumpkin Cookies

  • 1 cup softened butter (or dairy-free alternative)
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup pure pumpkin
  • 1 egg (or vegan egg alternative like Bobs Red Mill Egg Replacement)
  • 2 cups gluten-free 1-1 baking flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Brown Sugar Icing

  • 4 Tablespoons butter, melted (or dairy-free alternative)
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons milk (or dairy-free alternative)
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • 2. Prepare baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • 3. In a medium bowl, beat together butter and sugar 1-2 minutes.
  • 4. Add pumpkin and egg.
  • 5. Sift flour, baking soda and cinnamon into pumpkin mixture. Fold flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until fully combined.
  • 6. Drop 1 heaping Tablespoon of batter onto prepared baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
  • 7. Bake 10-12 minutes.
  • 8. Allow cookies to cool 5 minutes before slowly removing from the parchment paper. Set onto cooling rack to fully cool down.
  • 9. Frost with brown sugar icing once they fully cool and enjoy!

Brown Sugar Icing

  • 1. In a medium bowl add hot melted butter and brown sugar. Stir together to allow the sugar to dissolve. Allow butter to cool 10-15 minutes.
  • 2. Beat in vanilla extract, milk and 1/2 cup powdered sugar, continue to beat in remaining powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time. If frosting is a little thick, add additional milk. If it's a little thin, add additional powdered sugar until it reaches the desired consistency.

Author: Linnie

Nutrition Information:

Serving size: 1 cookie
Calories: 171
Other nutrition information: Total Fat: 9.4g Saturated Fat: 5.8g Cholesterol: 31.1mg Sodium: 7.4mg Potassium: 11.8mg Total Carb: 22.4g Dietary Fiber: 0.6g Sugars: 13.2g Protein: 1.0
Recipe, images, and text © Veggie Balance

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  1. Deanna says

    September 29, 2018 at 11:47 am

    Hello, I am looking for a lofthouse style cookie but gluten free. Do you think these are a good substitute for for that type of cookie? Thank you, Deanna

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    • Lindsay says

      September 30, 2018 at 4:03 am

      These don’t have the flavor of traditional lofthouse cookies since it’s pumpkin flavored but if you are looking for soft cookies with a delicious frosting like lofthouse these actually fit the bill.

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