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When it’s fall and all-things pumpkin start calling your name, this is the perfect recipe! Pumpkin is one of our favorite fall flavors, and these cake mix cookies are tasty and easy to make. Adding caramel drizzle and chopped nuts to these cookies brings forward extra flavor and a nice crunch.
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Pumpkin Caramel Cake Mix Cookies
- Prep Time 35 min
- Total 1 hr 30 min
- Servings 36
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/3 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 1 egg
- 1 box Betty Crocker™ Super Moist™ Yellow Cake Mix
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
Frosting
- 6 oz (from 8-oz package) cream cheese, softened
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Topping
- Caramel sauce
- Chopped walnuts
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F.
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Step2In large bowl, beat 8 ounces cream cheese, 1/2 cup softened butter and pumpkin with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until well blended; scrape side of bowl. Beat in egg until smooth. On low speed, beat in cake mix and 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice until blended.
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Step3Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
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Step4Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove from oven, and use a round cookie cutter to make them perfectly round.
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Step5Cool on cookie sheet 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes.
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Step6In medium bowl, beat Frosting ingredients with spoon until smooth. Spread about 2 teaspoons frosting on each cookie.
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Step7Drizzle with caramel sauce and top with chopped walnuts.
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Step8Store covered in refrigerator and enjoy whenever!
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts are not available for this recipe
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