The Perfect Halloween Treat - Pumpkin Drop Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

The Perfect Halloween Treat – Pumpkin Drop Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting

It’s ten days before Halloween and time to get into the ghosty spirit. These pumpkin drop cookies make for a great snack while decorating pumpkins with your kiddos. Topped with cream cheese frosting, they are also a perfect accompaniment to your favorite warm fall drink! A steamy cup of Dandy Blend herbal coffee, Pumpkin Spice Rooibos Herbal Tea or Bella Rosa Low Acid Coffee makes this the perfect bladder and stomach friendly treat! Enjoy!!

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup canned organic pumpkin
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped walnuts

Frosting

1/4 cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
dash of cinnamon (optional)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add pumpkin and mix well. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder. Gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts. I prefer larger cookies! I suggest dropping 2 to 3 tablespoonfuls per cookie, approx. 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on wire racks before frosting. In a small bowl, beat the frosting ingredients until light and fluffy. Frost cookies.

By Jill Osborne|2023-10-20T17:09:42-07:00October 20th, 2023|Diet & Food, IC Diet Project|Comments Off

About the Author: Jill Osborne

My Google Profile+ Jill Heidi Osborne is the president and founder of the Interstitial Cystitis Network, a health education company dedicated to interstitial cystitis, bladder pain syndrome and other pelvic pain disorders. As the editor and lead author of the ICN and the IC Optimist magazine, Jill is proud of the academic recognition that her website has achieved. The University of London rated the ICN as the top IC website for accuracy, credibility, readability and quality. (Int Urogynecol J - April 2013). Harvard Medical School rated both Medscape and the ICN as the top two websites dedicated to IC. (Urology - Sept 11). For many years, Jill served on the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Panel (US Army) where she collaborated with researchers to evaluate new IC research studies for possible funding. Jill has conducted and/or collaborates on a variety of IC research studies on new therapeutics, pain care, sexuality, the use of medical marijuana, menopause and the cost of treatments, shining a light on issues that influence patient quality of life. An IC support group leader and national spokesperson for the past 20 years, she has represented the IC community on radio, TV shows, at medical conferences. She has written hundreds of articles on IC and its related conditions. Jill has a Bachelors Degree in Pharmacology and a Masters in Psychology, Jill was named Presidential Management Intern (aka Fellowship) while in graduate school. (She was unable to earn her PhD due to the onset of her IC.) She spends the majority of her time providing WELLNESS COACHING for patients in need and developing new, internet based educational and support tools for IC patients, including new live IC Support Group Meetings via Youtube and the “Living with IC” video series. Jill was diagnosed with IC at the age of 32 but first showed symptoms at the age of 12.