Amazing Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe is from a cookbook called Old-Fashioned Christmas Cookies...it is amazing! The cookies have a wonderful soft, cake-like consistency and the cream cheese frosting adds a nice touch of richness. I love making these during the holidays and they always receive rave reviews.

• Ready In: 36 mins
• Yields: 72 Cookies

Ingredients

• 2  cups butter, softened
• 2  cups granulated sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) can solid pack pumpkin
• 2  eggs
• 4  cups all-purpose flour
• 2  teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1 (12 ounce) bag white chocolate chips
• 1 (16 ounce) container  cream cheese frosting
• 1⁄4 cup light brown sugar, packed

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F Grease cookie sheets.
2. Beat butter and granulated sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add pumpkin and eggs; beat until smooth. Add flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and baking soda; beat until just well blended. Stir in white chocolate chips.
3. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake about 16 minutes or until set and bottoms are slightly brown. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheets. Remove to wire rack to cool.
4. Frosting: Combine cream cheese frosting and brown sugar in a small bowl.
5. Spread frosting on warm cookies.