October is National Cookie Month! Aside from baking this delicious recipe, we are also celebrating with a Sweet Stackers Facebook GIVEAWAY! This is the perfect chance to try out a NEW way store and transport layers of baked goods in one container. Sweet Stackers are designed to fit major brand containers and are versatile, reusable and economical! Imagine storing your Christmas cookies and holiday desserts neatly.

Check out our video of storing these frosted Pumpkin Cookies using Sweet Stackers…

So visit the Sweet Stackers Facebook page to enter in this easy contest! A winner will be picked on 10/16/2014. Now back from the commercial break and onto this perfectly delicious cookie recipe to celebrate the fall season! Who wouldn’t like the combination of spicy pumpkin and the lightly sweet cream cheese frosting? It will be hard to only eat one!

Pumpkin Cookies

1 cup butter

2/3 cup packed brown sugar

1/3 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup canned pumpkin

2 cups flour

1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon baking powder

1 cup chopped pecans

Cream Cheese Frosting

1/4 cup butter, softened

4 ounces cream cheese

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

Preheat the oven to 350°.

In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugars together at a high speed. Add the egg, vanilla and pumpkin. Turn the speed of mixing down and gradually add the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder. Stir in the pecans.

Using a cookie scoop, drop a tablespoonful of dough 2 inches apart on a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the edges are golden brown.

(note: after 10 minutes, I removed from the oven and gently pressed the cookies flat with a flat spatula, otherwise the cookies are puffed like a pillow. Bake for an additional 2 minutes or until the edges are golden brown.) Let cool completely.

For the frosting, beat the butter and cream cheese. Reduce speed to low and gradually add the confectioners’ sugar and vanilla.

Frost the cookies and store in an air-tight container in the refrigerator.

Sweet Stackers are a great way to store your baked goods in the refrigerator or freezer to prevent them from sticking together!