Pumpkin Chai Cookies with Coffee Icing
These pumpkin chai cookies with coffee icing just scream fall! The cookies are thick, perfectly round, and rolled in a cinnamon and sugar mixture. Then, they are topped with the homemade coffee icing and homemade chai spice! They might seem complicated, but they are beyond easy and fool-proof!
Servings 18 cookies
Ingredients
Chai Spice
- 3 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp all spice
- 1 tsp clove
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
Pumpkin Cookies
- 1 stick butter
- 1/2 cup coconut oil, melted
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar (or white sugar)
- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp homemade chai spice
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
Cinnamon-Sugar Mixture
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Coffee Icing
- 4 oz cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 stick butter
- 1 tbsp ground cold brew (or any ground coffee)
- 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
Instructions
- Start by combining all of the chai spice ingredients in a small bowl and set aside.
- Add the stick of butter, coconut oil, brown sugar, and coconut sugar to a large bowl. Using a mixer, beat until well combined.
- Beat in the pumpkin, egg, and vanilla.
- Slowly add the flour, 1 tbsp. of the chai spice, and the baking soda until everything is well combined.
- Stick the dough in the refrigerator for 30 minutes and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, combine the cinnamon and sugar mixture.
- Once the dough comes out of the refrigerator, roll into 1 tablespoon sized balls. Run them through the cinnamon-sugar mixture and place on the baking sheet. You might have to flour your hands. The dough should be a little sticky. Gently flatten each dough ball until they are about 3/4 of an inch thick.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 11-13 minutes.
- To prepare the icing, add the coffee grounds to 1 tbsp. plus 1 tsp. of warm water. Using a mixer, beat togeher the cream cheese and butter for 2-3 minutes. Add the sugar, vanilla, and coffee. Beat until everything is well combined and the icing looks fluffy. If you want a stronger coffee flavor, combine the coffee grounds with only 1 tbsp. of warm water.
- Once the cookies have cooled, top them with the icing and sprinkle on a little bit of the remaining chai spice.