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Soft Pumpkin Spice Sugar Cookies With Frosting

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These melt-in-your-mouth pumpkin spice sugar cookies are soft, chewy, and topped with sweet frosting—perfect for fall baking.

Ingredients

For the Cookies:

½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature

1 egg, room temperature

½ cup coconut sugar

⅓ cup pumpkin puree

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup gluten-free baking flour

1 cup superfine almond flour

½ teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

For the Frosting:

¼ cup + 2 tablespoons monk fruit powdered sugar

23 tablespoons dairy-free milk

Ground cinnamon (for garnish)

Instructions

Mix Dry Ingredients: In a small bowl, whisk gluten-free flour, almond flour, baking powder, salt (if desired), and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.

Cream Butter & Sugar: In a stand mixer with paddle attachment, beat butter and coconut sugar on medium speed until combined.

Add Wet Ingredients: Mix in egg, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract.

Combine Batter: Gradually add flour mixture in thirds, mixing gently on low to medium-low until fully combined. Scrape down the sides as needed—do not overmix.

Chill Dough: Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 1 hour.

Preheat & Shape: Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Scoop dough into 12 balls and place on parchment-lined baking sheet. Gently flatten each ball halfway using a mason jar with parchment or plastic wrap between.

Bake: Bake 10–12 minutes until edges are lightly golden. Cookies may look slightly underdone—this keeps them soft and chewy.

Cool: Cool cookies on the baking sheet for 5–10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.

Make Frosting: In a small bowl, whisk monk fruit powdered sugar with 2 tbsp dairy-free milk. Add more milk if needed for desired consistency.

Frost & Serve: Spread ~1 tsp frosting on each cooled cookie. Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Notes

Do not overbake—the cookies set as they cool.

Let cookies cool completely before frosting.

Dough can be refrigerated overnight if prepping ahead.

For a richer glaze, swap dairy-free milk with cream or half-and-half (if not dairy-free).