These 2 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies are simple and delicious. They’re also lower in calories…as long as you don’t frost them!
Yep, we’re going with another 2 ingredient recipe today.
2 ingredient Pumpkin Cookies.
What can I say, I love a theme!
This one came from a comment left on my Soda Can Cupcake post…
The commenter (Corrie Alexa) said if you combine a Spice Cake mix and a can of pumpkin you can make a cake. WHAT THE?!?
I woudn’t have believed it a week ago, but after my soda and cake mix experiment, I won’t put anything past the magic-ness that is boxed cake mix.
Another bonus to the 2 ingredient thing is that it’s lower in fat, which apparently people are all concerned about fat and calories these days, so yeah…
Well, I decided that with it almost being Thanksgiving I needed to do the pumpkin thing at least one more time before the big day.
So I went into the endeavor with all intentions of making a cake. But as I mixed the pumpkin and cake mix together I got another idea. The 2 ingredient batter is very thick, and I wondered if I could make cookies instead of a cake?
* A side note ~ when I decided to make these as cookies I pretty much thought I was a genius. Well, a quick google search proved me that I am NOT the inventor of these. Damn Google ~ nobody likes a know it all!
Anyway, here’s how it started.
If you can’t find spice cake, I bet you could use yellow cake and throw in some pumpkin pie spice, just a thought.
Mix them together…
Now, on a lined baking sheet drop batter (rounded tablespoon) about 2 inches apart…
Bake for 13-15 minutes.
There you go! A soft, cakey, yummy pumpkin cookie.
Now you can definitely stop there, in keeping with the whole 2 ingredient deal.
Or….OR…you can top these yummies with some frosting. Because really, what’s not better with frosting?
I used about a cup of buttercream that I had in my fridge leftover. You could use cream cheese frosting too, which would be perfectly delicious!
* Fun tip ~I spruced my buttercream up by sprinkling in some pumpkin pie spice. It gave it a nice flavor.
You could probably adapt the cookie recipe and add in some white, chocolate or even toffee chips to make them even more special, but I will tell you they don’t need it.
Super yummy and only 2 ingredients.
I would love to hear any other short-cut recipes you guys have, because I have decided that you guys are all brilliant!
Also for another fun quick pumpkin/cake mix recipe hope over to Bake at 350…she has some really yummy Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins
And if you’re willing to throw in a few more ingredients, try these Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips and Dried Cranberries from Two Peas.
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2 Ingredient Pumpkin Cookies
Description
makes 2 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 (15 oz) can of pumpkin
- 1 box spice cake mix
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper
- Mix your pumpkin and cake mix together in a medium bowl until there are no more lumps.
- Drop by rounded tablespoon onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 13-15 minutes, until edges start to golden.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes on your baking sheet. Transfer to wire rack to finish cooling.
- Frost if desired.
Notes
Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days
If you would like to frost these cookies here is my buttercream recipe and I added 1 tsp of Pumpkin Pie Spice to that!
I made mine using Pillsbury Snickerdoodle Cookie Mix because my store was out of Spice Cake. They came out perfectly! I am going to top them with some Cream Cheese Frosting.
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I added cream cheese chips (Hershey) instead of frosting. Excellent fall cookie!
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I made this recipe with yellow cake mix, Libby’s canned pumpkin purée and two generous tsp pumpkin pie spice. Tasted the batter and added more cinnamon and cloves because it was so bland.
Baked as directed and they had such a unpleasant consistency that even my husband wouldn’t eat them. He loves pumpkin and he loves cookies but neither of us liked this recipe. Sorry, not trying to be unkind just thought I’d share my experience.
If you use spice cake like the recipe calls for these are delicious! It can also be baked into a cake. Using a 8″ or 9″ round cake pan! I top mine with cool whip or whip cream
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I made the cookies and made cream cheese frosting. Oh My Gosh they are so good, thank you
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Making this now my last batch is still in the oven ! We had to try them while they were still warm and it was soo worth it! I didnt have spice cake so I sub’d with yellow cake mix and used the ready pie mix instead of plain puree. Sprinkled some powdered sugar on top and called it a day. So great. Cake like and soft. My entire family Loved it!
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So glad you enjoyed!!
I couldn’t find spice cake, can I substitute it with carrot cake mix
Sure!