Pumpkin Cookies Melt-In-Your-Mouth

 Pumpkin Cookies Melt-In-Your-Mouth 

1 cup butter, softened 

1 cup sugar 

1 tsp baking soda 

1 tsp baking powder 

1 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

1 cup canned pumpkin

2 cups flour

1/2 cup butter

8 oz cream cheese

3 cups powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.  

In a large bowl cream first amount of butter. Add sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin spice and beat until well  combined.  Add egg and first amount of vanilla and beat well. Add pumpkin and beat until well combined. Add flour and beat on medium speed until completely incorporated.  The dough will be wet .  

Drop dough by heaping teaspoon a few inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Bake 10 - 12 minutes or until tops are set and no longer look wet. Allow to cool for a few minutes on baking sheet and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. 

In a large bowl beat second amount of butter and cream cheese together until smooth with no lumps.  Sift in the powdered sugar and add second amount of vanilla. Beat until smooth and creamy, about 2 minutes. Once cookies are cool, frost with the cream cheese frosting. Serve immediately or keep in an air tight container in the fridge for up to a week