These gluten free pumpkin pie cookies with cream cheese greek yogurt frosting are the perfect mini fall dessert. Each cookie tastes like a mini pumpkin pie!
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time12 minutesmins
Total Time22 minutesmins
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Keyword: gluten free pumpkin pie cookies
Servings: 15
Author: Joy Shull
Ingredients
For the gluten free pumpkin cookies
¾cupcanned pumpkin
½cuppure maple syrup
1tablespoonvanilla extract
¾teaspoonbaking powder
½cupcoconut flour
⅛teaspoonsea salt
¼teaspoonpumpkin pie spice
2eggs
For the Cream Cheese Frosting
¼cupplain nonfat greek yogurt
4ozreduced fat cream cheesesoftened
¼cuppowdered sugar
½teaspoonvanilla extract
¼cuppure maple syrup
Instructions
Add the coconut flour, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and baking powder to a mixing bowl and whisk to combine. set aside
Add the pumpkin, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and eggs to a separate mixing bowl
Whisk well to combine
Add the dry ingredients to the wet, whisking until thoroughly mixed
Form the cookies and place them on a baking sheet (they will not rise, so the shape that you form will stay that way for the most part)
Bake the pumpkin cookies at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes, or until the bottoms are lightly brownied. The cookie will stay soft.
Gently transfer cookies to a cooling rack using a spatula (they will be delicate while hot)
While the cookies are cooling, make the frosting
Add the cream cheese and powdered sugar to a mixing bowl and beat until combined (be sure to do this step first and not mix all of the ingredients at once)
Add the greek yogurt, maple syrup, and vanilla extract
Use an electric mixer to beat until silky smooth
Once the cookies have cooled, add a generous dollop of frosting to the top, using a spoon to swirl the tops
Chill the pumpkin cookies in the fridge for at least 1 hour before serving
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Notes
When making the frosting, be sure to just beat the softened cream cheese and powdered sugar together first before adding the other ingredients. The frosting will not combine properly if you attempt to mix it all at once