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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies with Maple Icing

These easy chewy pumpkin oatmeal cookies are drizzled with a sweet maple icing. But the best part about these fall-inspired breakfast cookies is that they come together in just 20 minutes.

Course Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword easy pumpkin cookies, oatmeal cookies with pumpkin, pumpkin breakfast cookies
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings 1 dozen
Calories 125 kcal
Author Denisse

Ingredients

for the cookie dough:

  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter melted and slightly cooled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup flour
  • 1 cup oats
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ginger

for the maple icing:

  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar sifted
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon maple syrup

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Using paper towels or a clean dish towel, squeeze out excess liquid from pumpkin puree. Place pumpkin puree, egg, butter, sugars and vanilla extract in a bowl and whisk until combined. Set aside. Mix together flour, oats, baking soda, salt and spices in a separate bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mixing with a wooden spoon until just combined.

  2. Place 2 tablespoon rounds of cookie dough onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat, spaced 2 inches apart. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven and transfer to wire racks to cool.

  3. To make the maple icing, whisk together powdered sugar, milk and maple syrup in a bowl. If icing is too thick, gradually add more milk 1 teaspoon at a time. If icing is too runny, gradually add more confectioners sugar until desired consistency is reached.

  4. When cookies have cooled completely, drizzle cookies with icing and set aside for a few minutes to allow icing to harden.

Recipe Notes

  • Feel free to add more sugar if you like a sweeter pumpkin cookie.
  • If your maple icing is too runny, gradually add more confectioners sugar until desired consistency is reached.
  • To get the perfect chewy oatmeal cookie squeeze the pumpkin puree dry before adding it to the cookie batter to reduce moisture. 
  • Make sure that you let the melted butter cool for about 5 minutes before using it in the cookie dough.