Cake Mix Spice Cookies with Pumpkin

In a hurry this holiday season? Try this easy cake mix recipe adapted from our local supermarket. The bakery girl told me it was two ingredients the cake mix and pumpkin. I adapted it adding the chocolate, spices and frosting. A huge hit at the office and the family just loved them, so easy for anyone to make these.


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Cake Mix Spice Cookies with Pumpkin

1  cake mix any flavor I used a package spice cake mix

1 egg

1 (15 ounces) can solid pack pumpkin or 1- 3/4 cups fresh pumpkin puree

Optional: 1 cup chocolate chips ( I had some many candy bars left over from Halloween I just cut up and did chunks of chocolate in these)

1 teaspoon cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon allspice or pumpkin pie spice

Frosting:

canned cream cheese frosting

(If you like walnuts or prefer raisins to chocolate this an alternative as well)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Parchment lined cookie sheets.

In a large bowl, stir together the cake mix, egg. spices and pumpkin until well blended. Drop by rounded spoonfuls or a melon ball scooper onto the prepared cookie sheet.



Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Frost with canned cream cheese frosting.


For the homemade frosting:

2 cups powdered sugar

1/4 cup Whipped cream cheese

Heavy cream to make a medium thickness

Mix until desired thickness adding more cream for the thinner frosting.