Two Ingredient Pumpkin Spice Cookies
Buckle up, kiddos, because tonight’s baking extravaganza was full of autumn awesomeness.
Pumpkin spice cookies!
I blogged about these cookies back in October last year, but since I apparently had a camera from the 1950s at that point, I figured I should feature the cookies on the ol’ blog again with a much prettier spread.
Plus, I know many of you likely didn’t see that post since I posted it during my first month of blogging and trust me, these cookies deserve some extra attention.
You guys know how much I adore easy recipes (flourless peanut butter cookies!), and these cookies take the cake for being the absolute easiest cookies to make in the world.
All you need are two ingredients:
Mix the two ingredients together (or simply stir them together using a little elbow grease) until the pumpkin and cake mix are sufficiently combined.
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The cookie dough will be really thick and completely irresistible. There are no raw eggs in this mix, so feel free to go to town on the dough. I know I did.
Place spoonfuls of the dough on a cookie sheet sprayed with cooking spray (or on a Silpat because these things rock!) and bake at 350 degrees for 10 – 12 minutes.
The cookies are done when they feel slightly firm to the touch.
Allow the cookies to cool and enjoy as is…
… Or allow the cookies to cool and top ‘em with cream cheese icing!
I then dusted the cookies with a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.
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The only thing better than how easy these cookies are to make is the end result.
Enjoy!




I wish I had seen this last week, I had a box of that spice cake!
Exercise and Eat
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Wow, yummy!! Hmm.. may have to try and attempt these myself for Thanksgiving (it’s this weekend in Canada) … I may have to substitute the cream cheese topping for light cool whip though (I LOVE it!) Thanks for another great recipe.. enjoy you night!
Kaella
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I can not find that pumpkin in a can ANYWHERE! Where do you get it (Target? Publix? Walmart?) and in which aisle?
I’d love to try out these cookies-they look ridiculously easy to make-i just need that dang pumpkin first! Thanks! <3
Dariana
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Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers Reply:
October 7th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
publix! i found it by the canned peaches.
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers
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Erin B Reply:
September 30th, 2011 at 2:53 pm
It’s in the baking aisle at a lot of grocery stores too (Safeway and QfC in the Seattle area).
Erin B
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Love these cookies!
Jessica @ How Sweet
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Those look AMAZING. Like mini carrot cake/pumpkin slices of heaven!
Amanda (Eating Up)
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Oh my goodness…YES please! I think I would sprinkle some gingersnap crumbs on top….heaven!
Kelly
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Which Publix? I’ve been to the one at Winter Park Village and the one in Baldwin Park and both are sold out. So sad.
Jess
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Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers Reply:
October 7th, 2010 at 8:48 pm
the one off colonial before mills (shine ave., i think).
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers
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Jess Reply:
October 8th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
I went on my lunch break and snagged 4 cans!! Woot woot!! My coworker also mentioned that Aldi has canned pumpkin for only $.89/can. I’m totally hitting them up this weekend.
Jess
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I made these about a week ago and LOVED them. They were like soft pillowly clouds of pumpkin goodness. My roommates described their texture as that of a piece of foam or sponge. I don’t care what the texture is as long as the taste is awesome, which it is
Chelsea at Striking Balance
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My hubby likes ‘em too
Shanna, Like Banana
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Oh crap….now I HAVE to make these. I’ve done the pumpkin with the chocolate cake mix before, so why didn’t I think of this? Making them this weekend!!!
Ally @ Sweet & Savory
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Makes me want to buy spice cake mix. These look so incredibly tasty!
Cynthia
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Let me say these things are AWESOME! I decided to make them for the fun for the first time a few weeks ago (although my excuse is that they were for my SI students – I’m a sort-of large group tutor), and they were a huge hit. Everyone including myself and my fiancee loved them. I’ve even got one of my bridesmaids making them today to take home to her family. Pumpkin and PBF ftw!
Ashley from Texas
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Looks tasty! I love the flavors of fall! Can’t wait to try these puppies out!
Madison
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great job with the cookies. they look professional
Babs
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Oh my, these seem more magical then two-ingredient cake mix & diet soda cupcakes. Will have to give ‘em a try!
Liz @ LBBakes
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I make these all the time!! I also made them into whoopie pies and put whoopie pie filling in the middle.. THey where amazing.. Check out the recipe!
Megan @ A Very Meg Girl
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i remember seeing these last year and have been meaning to make them since then! i have a box of snickerdoodle cookie mix right now. do you think that would be good too?
Erin
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Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers Reply:
October 7th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
definitely!
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers
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Okay, now these are something I could actually handle.
Lauren
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Yummy! I will be making these next week for sure!
Jaime
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I LOVE this little duo. I’ve made them before and always so good.
Tina
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I’ve made this recipe before but only as a muffin or bread. Cookies are a good idea! This also works wonders with carrot cake instead of spice cake mix.
I eat SOOO much of this batter whenever I make it!
Jamie @ Food in Real Life
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Oh, wow, those look delicious! I need to try this recipe out soon!
Sarah
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Any idea how many calories are in one of those? They look SOO good!
Angela
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Wow those cookies look so good and easy to make! How did you come up with this idea?
Elizabeth
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peanutbutterfingers Reply:
October 8th, 2010 at 10:07 am
i got the idea from one of my friend’s moms who made a cake similar to the cookies, but the recipe involved eggs & some other stuff, too.
peanutbutterfingers
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Okay so you won’t believe me if I told you, but we had both of those ingredients (Spice cake and a can of pumpkin) and I’ve been trying to think of what to do with each (but never thought to combine them!!!). I’m writing this as the cookies are baking and already licked the batter. HOLY COW!!!!! Amazing! I’ll be making these again to bring to my boyfriends parents house for Thanksgiving dinner.
Katie
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peanutbutterfingers Reply:
October 8th, 2010 at 10:07 am
woohoooo!
peanutbutterfingers
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Omigah Julie I am so. fired. up. about these cookies! I am going to make some this weekend? Ever tried them with chocolate chips? I wonder if the choc/pump combo would be good. I’ll try it with half the batter and report back.
Thanks for this recipe!
~Laura
Laura @ Running In The Delta
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peanutbutterfingers Reply:
October 8th, 2010 at 10:07 am
YES! chocolate chips are great! they’re also really good w/ nuts.
peanutbutterfingers
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Yes Ma’am!! I am SO going to make these this weekend! I have been on this pumpkin butter kick lately and so these cookies are right up my alley!! Thanks a bunch!!
LoLo
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So easy and delicious looking!!!!!
Liz @ Tip Top Shape
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the ingredients for the cake mix is pretty disturbing…
Sugar, Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Vegetable Oil Shortening (Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Propylene Glycol Mono- and Diesters Of Fats, Mono- and Diglycerides), Leavening (Sodium Bicarbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate). Contains 2% Or Less Of: Wheat Starch, Spices (Cinnamon, Allspice, Coriander, Ginger, Nutmeg), Salt, Dextrose, Polyglycerol Esters Of Fatty Acids, Colored with (Caramel Color, Yellow 5 Lake), Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Cellulose Gum, Modified Cornstarch, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Xanthan Gum, Dextrin, Artificial Flavors, Maltodextrin, Triethyl Citrate, Acetic Acid.
Kelly
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krista Reply:
October 19th, 2010 at 11:38 am
LOL! Buzzkill!
krista
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OMG these look sinful!! That pic of the bite taken out makes me think I can actually taste them. I love fall!
Tori @ FIToriBLOG.com
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Can’t get easier than this!
Charlie
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These looks soooo good! I’ll have to make these soon. Thanks for re-posting the recipe
Amanda – Small Home Big Start
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seriously, HOW do you come up with these crazy easy recipes?! OMG they look so good
Heather (Heather’s Dish)
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Ok, that is so sinfully easy and the addition of cream cheese icing makes me want a bite, NOW! Gotta to try those soon.
Melissa
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I make these same cookies but add chocolate chips! So easy, so delicious.
janetha g @ meals & moves
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yum! those look amazing! Since I have Celiac Disease I should find some yummy gluten free cookie mix and do the same thing!
They look like my kind of cookie!
carlee
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Looking forward to trying this. They’re easy, delicious, and probably smell so fantastic… mmmmm.
Natalia Baage
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Anything with cream cheese on top is delicious!!! I know I’ll be making these for the kids to share at school….thank you so much for posting!!
Lynn
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wow it looks so simple. I may have to try to make these tonight for my dad
Are they soft in the center?
Whitney
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peanutbutterfingers Reply:
October 8th, 2010 at 10:08 am
yes! they’re pretty dense & really, really moist.
peanutbutterfingers
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Hey Julie,
I love love trying out so many of your recipes so I hope you won’t take this as a complaint by any means… If you think of it, when you post cookie recipes could you possibly write down about how many they yield? It helps in planning if I need to 1/2 or double a recipe. I actually asked Katie about that when she posted this recipe on her blog (with credit to you) and she said that it actually yields a very large amount.
Thanks again and have a great one
Dana
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peanutbutterfingers Reply:
October 8th, 2010 at 10:09 am
that’s actually a wonderful suggestion! i’ll definitely take that into consideration in the future. thanks, dana! i’m not sure how many this recipe makes, but it definitely makes a bunch… maybe 2 – 3 dozen?
peanutbutterfingers
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These look like the perfect, easy fall treat! will definitely be trying them soon…like tonight.
Rachel @ The Avid Appetite
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These look awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Chicago Cuisine Critique
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YUMMMMM!!!!! I seriously could eat a million of those! Thanks for sharing your delicious and simple recipe.
Lindsey @ Gingerbread Bagels
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you are a genius! I am sooooo making these this weekend!
Lissy
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I’ve wanted to make those forever. Are they really cakey? I wonder what adding egg would do….
tay
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I saw this recipe on your blog and literally make these like every week! I add chocolate chips to mine because I can’t resist some good chocolate- but now I want to try the cream cheese frosting! These are ridiculously easy and I even throw mine in the freezer to make them a little cool/firmer since they are pretty soft. LOVE THESE- AM OBSESSED WITH THEM!
Hillary
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Oh yeah. I’m making these!
Jessica
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I saw the very same recipe on GirlMeetsHealth (now Life…) via cupcake form and not cookies, and they’ve been at the toppa my mental honey-to-bake list FOREVER. Now that it’s autumn and the season’s screaming pumpkin and spice, what better time? You made cookies and of course they’ll be the same flavor, but do you think cupcakes or cookies would own your heart more?
Court
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Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers Reply:
October 9th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
cookies! i definitely prefer cookies to cupcakes… UNLESS the cupcakes have amazing icing (like buttercream).
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers
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I discovered this recipe a few years ago and isn’t it crazy how good these cookies are?! I don’t make them too often though because I have a tendency to eat MANY of them.
Sara
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Conversation tonight after reading the description to my bf and Ryan’s comments calling these “the greatest cookies ever:
Bf: These are really good! Really good.
Me: Yeah, can you imagine if we had the cream cheese frosting on them, too?
Bf: What?!? Where’s the frosting at.
Me: I didn’t buy any. I thought that would negate the healthiness of them.
Bf: Yeah but I’m pretty sure Ryan thought they were the greatest cookies ever because of the cream cheese frosting.
It made me laugh and I had to share!
Jess
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Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers Reply:
October 8th, 2010 at 9:02 pm
omg this just made US laugh! haha thanks for sharing.
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers
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these look delicious! do you have any calorie info on them? thank you
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healthyfoodjunkie
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I make those all the time, except I do it as muffins! I add in flax seed and nutmeg on top. YUMMMMM!!!!
Marie
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I tried your cake recipe some days ago but somehow couldn’t achieve the same result as you, my cake definitely wasn’t looking that good (atleast it tasted good). What kind of chocolate do you use? Maybe it’s because of the flour I used, i’m gluten intelorant so I used amaranth flour instead of usual wheat flour.
Drusilla Hiciano
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Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers Reply:
October 9th, 2010 at 7:56 pm
i think you may be commenting on the wrong post?
Julie @ Peanut Butter Fingers
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I just made these with gluten free spice cake mix and it worked perfect! Thanks for the easy recipe
Alicia
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I made these last night. Soooooo yummy! My sister makes them as muffins. Also great!
Liz
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OMG just made these WOW how simple and oh so good. Thank you for sharing.
Rebecca
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I just made these with funfetti cake mix & it worked great! I made half a batch with just pumpkin & then half a batch with pumpkin pie spice + extra nutmeg & cinnamon. The ones without spice didn’t taste too pumpkin-y but were still bright orange so I think they would be perfect for halloween for people who aren’t too pumpkin crazy (& they have sprinkles which is always a plus). Thanks for the idea!
Maria @ A Healthier Maria
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hey, i’ve got two different size cans of pumpkin and not sure which to use. the 15oz can or the monster can? thanks!
katy
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peanutbutterfingers Reply:
October 21st, 2010 at 2:47 pm
15 oz!
peanutbutterfingers
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katy Reply:
October 21st, 2010 at 2:57 pm
i thought so – thanks! about to make them with cinnabon cinnamon streusel cake mix. this could be dangerous
katy
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I just whipped these up this morning. You’re right: completely addictive. I threw more than half the batch into the freezer.
Delicious!
Arlene @ Adventures in Weight Loss
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Just made these and had to log in and comment….Unbelievable! moist and with the cream cheese frosting soooooo tasty, thank you!
Cole
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Hello! It’s my first post but I’ve been reading for a while now! (P.S. Congratulations on your recent nuptials!) I live in South Korea, so it’s really hard to find cake mix and pumpkin puree but I had my mom send me a care package just to make these cookies that I have been lusting after for forever! I received Libby’s canned pumpkin puree and yellow cake mix, so I added some cinnamon to the mix, and topped a few with pecans (also a care package item!) and they are delicious! Very cake-y! I am planning to make a bigger batch for our upcoming Thanksgiving potluck. Thanks, love your blog
Anne
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I made these cookies for the first time and they were delicious!! W
McKenzie
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I have made the cake, with the pumkin, cake mix and 5 tablespoons of water… then follow directions just to bake. Top with cool whip. I was wondering if I would be able to do it as cookies but never tried. I definitely need to make these. Thanks
Missy
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i also found this recipe for low fat cream cheese icing that goes great with them!
http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/08/low-fat-cream-cheese-frosting.html
yummmmm!
courtney white
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I am making these cookies for my friend who loves pumpkin! The batter is delicious! I have to say I don’t read blogs but this one is so interesting. I laughed so hard about the Pasta=Rutabaga? that my coworkers told me to tone it down! Thanks Julie!
Alissa
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I am going to make these tonight. Only we’re gonna add chocolate chips to them. I saw them done like this at a potluck I went to recently. Can’t wait to see how mine turn out! Thanks Julie for the recipe!
Terri
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I’ve made these with chocolate chips — people love them!
Kathleen @ Kat’s Health Corner
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ohmigosh why did i wait so long to make these?! we had a social pot luck at school last night and i made these and my classmates loved them. i didn’t realize they would make so many but it turned out great because they went like hotcakes! thanks for the recipe and i’ll def be making these in the future… so easy and loved licking the bowl.
Mandy P
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I made these cookies today and they turned out great! I’ve made something similar to this recipe for a pumpkin spice muffin with brown sugar crumble. SO good! You and Ryan have great taste on cookies
Angela T
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This may sound like a silly question, but how do you get the frosting on there so perfectly? Whenever I try to transfer my little tub of frosting to a squeeze bag, it is the messiest process ever! Do you have a trick?
Laura
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OMG quick and delicious! Girl, you totally need your own cookbook!
Lee @ in the pink of condition
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I’m so glad that you posted this because I actually just picked up spice cake mix at the grocery store last weekend to make these!! I can’t find Libby’s anywhere around here yet, but luckily Acme had their own brand of canned pumpkin.
Pamela
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These look sooo good and the frosting is the perfect touch!!
Brigitt
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Random Question: How big was that can of pumpkin? Or approx how many cups was it? All the cans we have in the grocery store are double wide and I don’t want to accidentally go on a pumpkin overload w/ my cookies.
Danielle (Shrinking and Studying)
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peanutbutterfingers Reply:
October 6th, 2011 at 12:32 pm
15 ounces!
peanutbutterfingers
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Thanks for this, Julie! Made these this weekend and they are so ridiculously great. Going to make another batch this week!
Sam @ Sam Bock Illustration & Design
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peanutbutterfingers Reply:
October 6th, 2011 at 12:32 pm
so glad you liked them!
peanutbutterfingers
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Do you think a brown butter icing would be better than a cream cheese one? I’m going to make these today and I am on the fence…
Steph
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peanutbutterfingers Reply:
October 6th, 2011 at 12:31 pm
oh my gosh, that sounds fantastic!!! i would definitely try that!
peanutbutterfingers
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These are so easy and fabulous! Love your recipes and blog. Keep it up girl!
Abby
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PERFECT timing – I made them several times last autumn after you included the recipe on your blog, but then when I went to make them this weekend I couldn’t remember (yes, even though it was only two ingredients) exactly what it was – seriously only the two things or did I have to add other things – off to your blog to check it out and you’ve got it listed right HERE! Heading out to the kitchen to get it going. I frost with homemade frosting so it’s a lighter flavor and doesn’t compete with the spice/pumpkin. Now to not overinduge…
Bonnie
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omg just made these last night… added white choc chips.. amazing my family already ate the entire batch. thanks for the recipe!!
Brittany
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Thanks for this recipe!! I made them this week and added mini chocolate chips to a batch of them. Thanks for sharing, Julie! If I can get them out of my house without my husband noticing, I’m going to share with my co-workers.
Stacy Mc
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Just made a big batch of these for the fiance’s work crew, and also a batch for our friend for her birthday. They are a hit! Thanks for the great idea!
Nathan Miller
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Great recipe! So quick and simple…and my dog loved the batter too! Shhh…don’t tell
Courtney Gelish
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Do you think this recipe would work with a boxed brownie mix?
Julie
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I made these! They are so good! It’s like a bit of fall in every bite!
Amanda @ For The Love of Everything
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OMG! I normally make brownies with a can of pumpkin mixed with chocolate cake mix (So moist and yummy! My husband can’t even tell its pumpkin and he hates anyhing healthy lol!) but this sounds even better! Will for sure have to try this ASAP!
TalithaVM
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My boyfriend loves pumpkin and I made these for him over the weekend. I turned my back for a minute to wipe the counter down and half the pan was gone and I hadn’t even had one yet! He’s going to try making them for me now since he ate so many in one sitting and I barely got to have any.
Bianca @A Healthy Gourmet Lifestyle
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Can you tell me how you store the extras? I made these for my family and my kids LOVED them!! but we have many leftover…I put them in a ziploc bag on the counter and this morning they were gooey. Wondering if I should of put them in the fridge OR not sealed the baggie. HMMM
Brande
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We just made 3 batches to take to our offices tomorrow and we added peanut butter chips to one. Unreal and so simple.
Megan
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I found the pumpkin and spice cake on a website this summer but for pumpkin spice muffins! So good and really good for you!
Kilee
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looks so yummy.. i think the frosting at the end would suck me right into eating them.
honeywhatscooking
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