Recipe: Soft and Easy (Lofthouse-Style) Pumpkin Cookies with Cream Cheese Frosting — Recipes from The Kitchn

If you've ever had a Lofthouse cookie, you surely wouldn't forget it. They're the thick, puffed-up sugar cookies with a soft texture, a generous blanket of frosting, and a shower of sprinkles over top, sold in plastic clamshells at the grocery store. They're also our inspiration for these easy-as-can-be pumpkin cookies. They start with a smart buy from the baking aisle, and finish with a sweet, spiced flavor, crackly top, super-soft center, and, of course, frosting.

And to make these fall treats as easy and effortless as possible, we're calling for just five ingredients and a single mixing bowl. Ready to get baking?

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