These pumpkin cake mix cookies only need 6 ingredients, plus a sweet homemade cream cheese frosting to top them off. They're truly irresistible and quite the staple for fall baking.
In a large bowl, combine the cake mix, pumpkin puree, egg, oil, vanilla extract, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix until well incorporated. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour or longer.
Remove the bowl from the refrigerator after the dough has chilled and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Drop the dough by the spoonful onto the sheet.
Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes. Remove the tray from the oven and let the cookies cool on a cooling rack.
To make the frosting, add the confectioners sugar, cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, and salt to a medium sized bowl. Beat with a hand mixer for several minutes until the mixture is well incorporated and is a smooth consistency but forms soft peaks.
Once the cookies have cooled, use a butter knife to spread the frosting on the cookies. Add sprinkled cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice on top as desired.
Notes
*The dough will be a little sticky when spooning it onto the baking tray. If the dough is too sticky to handle, add 2 tablespoons of all-purpose flour to the mix. *