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Pumpkin Spice Cookies (Gluten Free, Vegan)


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  • Author: Nicole Charles
  • Total Time: 31 minutes
  • Yield: 15, 2.5inch diameter cookies 1x
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

Light and crispy gluten-free pumpkin spice cookies that are perfectly spiced and topped with a creamy, pumpkin-y icing. You’ll be making these crowd pleasing, allergen-friendly cookies on repeat. 


Ingredients

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Pumpkin Cookies

  • 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp cassava flour
  • 1/4 cup tapioca starch
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/4 tsp powdered ginger
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Pumpkin “Buttercream” Frosting


Instructions

Cookies

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. 
  2. In a large bowl, combine cassava flour, tapioca starch, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and ground cloves.
  3. Make a well in the center and add coconut oil, maple syrup and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.Then use your hands to bring the dough together.
  4. Place dough between two pieces of parchment paper and roll out to a rectangle 1/4-inch thick.*
  5. Refrigerate sheet of dough 5-7 minutes.
  6. Cut out cookies from dough using cookie cutter of your choice (any size).
  7. Transfer cookies on parchment paper to a large baking sheet. Bake in the middle rack of the oven for 11 minutes.
  8. Allow cookies to cool before touching them/removing from cookie sheet, or they will break apart.
  9. Once completely cooled, ice and decorate as desired.

Frosting

  1. In a stand mixer or food processor, combine room-temperature vegan butter, dairy-free cream cheese or palm shortening with tapioca starch, cinnamon, pumpkin puree, maple syrup, vanilla extract and pinch of sea salt (if necessary).** Whisk or pulse until combined. Add more tapioca starch if you desire a thicker frosting.
  2. Use a spoon to add a dollop of icing to each cookie and spread lightly. 
  3. Sprinkle with cinnamon or cinnamon sugar, if desired. 

Notes

*Ensure not to roll out the cookies too thin or they will crack. 

**If you are using dairy-free cream cheese or vegan butter and it contains salt, you can omit the additional salt here. 

  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Cook Time: 11 minutes
  • Category: Cookies
  • Method: Baked
  • Cuisine: American