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I could not go through the fall season without making these scrumptious treats. I absolutely love all the things I can do with pumpkin! I used some pumpkin puree in my Pumpkin Cheesecake and Pumpkin Stuffed Shells and Pumpkin Muffins recipes the other day and had some left over.
I decided to try making these mouthwatering cookies. The cookies were moist in the center with a nice crisp outside. The cookies were sweetened with coconut palm sugar. If you haven’t tried this sweetener, I recommend you do for not only is it healthy but it also lends a nice caramel flavor to your desserts.
How To Make Vegan Pumpkin Cookies
Combine dry ingredients in a large bowl, In another bowl combine all the liquid ingredients including pumpkin puree. Mix wet and dry ingredients together.
Scoop and drop cookies onto the prepared baking sheet and slightly flatten cookies with your fingers. Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. Cool completely and add frosting one of the two frostings.
Note: If you don’t want to use cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice substitute with 1/4 teaspoon cardamom and 1/4 teaspoon ground coriander instead.
Some More Delicious Pumpkin Recipes
- Vegan Pumpkin Donuts
- Vegan Pumpkin Soup
- Mediterranean Pumpkin Pizza
- Jamaican Pumpkin Curry With Butter Beans
- Pumpkin Biscuits
- Jamaican Pumpkin Soup (Puree)
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Categories
- Categories: Gluten-Free, Vegan
- Course: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
- Season: Thanksgiving
Nutrition
(Per portion)- Energy: 185 kcal / 773 kJ
- Fat: 11 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Carbs: 20 g
Cook Time
- Preparation: 10 min
- Cooking: 20 min
- Ready in: 30 min
- For: 7 Cookies
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cookies
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup brown rice flour
- 1/3 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Vanilla Frosting
- 4 ounces vegan cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons Vegan Butter, (I used Earth Balance)
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
- 3/4 cups organic powdered sugar
Maple Frosting
- 1 cup raw cashews, soaked for about 2 hours
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
For The Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Line a baking pan with parchment and grease. In a medium bowl, mix almond milk, pumpkin puree, coconut oil, and vanilla.
- In a large bowl combine brown rice flour, almond meal, coconut palm sugar, flax seeds, tapioca starch, baking powder, ginger, cinnamon, and sea salt until thoroughly combined.
- Scoop and drop cookies onto the prepared baking sheet and slightly flatten cookies with your fingers. Bake in a preheated oven for 15-20 minutes. Cool completely and add frosting one of the two frostings.
Vanilla Frosting
- Whip cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add maple syrup, vanilla, and almond extract, gradually add sugar and whip until fully incorporated
Maple Frosting
- Drain cashews, rinse and add to a high-speed blender or food processor. Add remaining ingredients and process until smooth and creamy.
Approximately how many cookies does this make? Has anyone tried substituting the coconut sugar for xylitol?
Oh my these cookies are just so delicious, recently my son is diagnosed with a wheat allergy so we are learning to change some of the ingredients, I had white rice flour, coconut flour, cane sugar and oat milk and used these ingredients and the cookies came out great, my entire family ate them up 🥰
Thank you Michelle for sharing your amazing recipes, my family and I really appreciate it.
haha after I sent my question I read the comments and it was answered. Sorry!! ;)
Lol, that’s okay. Hope you enjoy!
Is there anything I could replace the brown rice flour with? :/ Only because I don’t have it.
How much tapioca starrch should be in the recipe?
Ashley, leave it out. I must have updated the recipe and photos and omitted the tapioca starch.
This is so good I’m making it for Thanksgiving
That’s awesome, hope you enjoy!
Can I sub all purpose flour for the rice flour?
It should work but I haven’t tried it. Please let us know if it works for you.
Are we supposed to make both types of frosting or is it a choice between the two?
It is a choice between the two.