Description
These Pumpkin Caramel Cookies are a delightful fall treat that combines the warm flavors of pumpkin, cinnamon, and salted caramel in a soft and chewy cookie topped with a creamy cinnamon cream cheese frosting and crunchy streusel.
Ingredients
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Salted Caramel Sauce
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup water
- 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
- ¾ cup heavy cream
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Cinnamon Streusel Topping
- 1¼ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
For The Cookie
- 1 cup unsalted butter, chilled and cubed
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ⅔ cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- ¾ cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Salted Caramel Sauce Instructions – In a medium saucepan, combine sugar, water, and corn syrup. Cook until amber, then whisk in warm cream, vanilla, and salt. Cool and refrigerate.
- Cinnamon Streusel Instructions – Mix flour, sugars, cinnamon, and salt. Add melted butter to form clumps. Bake, cool, and break into pieces.
- For The Cookies – Cream butter and sugars, add eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla. Mix in dry ingredients. Bake and cool.
- Cream Cheese Frosting Instructions – Beat butter and cream cheese, then add sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, and salt. Beat until fluffy.
- Assembly – Frost cooled cookies with cream cheese frosting, drizzle with salted caramel, top with streusel, and sprinkle with sea salt.
Notes
- Ensure cookies are completely cooled before frosting.
- Adjust frosting consistency by chilling if needed.
- Prep Time: 45 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 25g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: Pumpkin Caramel Cookies, Fall Dessert, Cream Cheese Frosting, Salted Caramel, Pumpkin Spice
