Pumpkin Sugar Cookies {+ How to Freeze Cookies} - Simply Made Recipes (2024)

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Pumpkin Sugar Cookies are made with pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice and basic sugar cookie ingredients such as sugar, butter and flour. Add a cinnamon cream cheese frosting and these cookies are guaranteed to be a hit! I am also sharing multiple ways to freeze cookies with theFoodSaver^® FM3941 Vacuum Sealing System so you can get a start on that holiday baking early.

The holiday season is crazy around here, just as I assume it is in every household! Between Christmas shopping, work, kids, seasonal activities and holiday gatherings with friends and family, time is limited. However, no matter the time constraints, there is no skimping on the seasonal baking. Time to stop by Costco to gather up my supplies in bulk!

FoodSaver^® FM3941

Utilizing the FoodSaver® FM3941 is great way to schedule out the holiday hours better by prepping some foods ahead of time. Plus, you can use this for so much more than just holiday baking.FoodSaver® is the solution to save food, save time and save money year round. Keep your food fresh up to 5x longer than with other storage methods saving you up to $2,700 yearly with the ability to buy in bulk and reducing waste.

The FoodSaver® FM3941 is great for:

• Keeping food fresh in the freezer or refrigerator with an airtight seal.
• Vegetables
• Fruits
• Baked Goods- for soft, cakey textures try theFoodSaver® Canister so your baked goods hold their shape.
• Liquids such as gravy and soups.
• Coffee grounds
• Hard cheese
• Marinate- not only can you freeze meat but you can get an amazing marinade in minutes, instead of hours, using the Quick Marinate Mode.
• Cooking meat- by taking all of the air out, you can ensure your meat will be cooked evenly throughout.

Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Time for some baking!

These Pumpkin Sugar Cookies are everything you expect from a delicious sugar cookie. They are buttery, soft and chewy but with a little addition of pumpkin flavor from pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice to give these cookies a special touch. A cinnamon cream cheese frosting is spread over the top and balances out the pumpkin flavor nicely. Pumpkin and cinnamon are always better together after all and you will love them in this cookie.

The base of these Pumpkin Sugar Cookies is like any other sugar cookie with equal parts sugar and butter. The sugar and butter are beaten together until really creamy and smooth. Add an egg yolk, vanilla extract, and pumpkin are added and mixed in. Stir the remaining dry ingredients together in a separate bowl and slowly add to the butter mix beating until smooth again.

Place the cookie dough into refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and then bake according to instructions below.

These Pumpkin Sugar Cookies smell ahhhh-mazing! A light sugary-pumpkin scent will fill your home and make it smell like the holidays are here.

I want to say the cinnamon cream cheese frosting is optional but is it, really? Frosting is always a good idea in my book and the cinnamon with pumpkin spice are so lovely together that I think you would be missing out if you skipped the frosting over top. The cinnamon cream cheese frosting is just some cream cheese and butter beat together until smooth and then add in ground cinnamon and vanilla extract. The confectioners sugar is then added in slowly in increments and beat until you have this amazing creamy frosting.

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How to Freeze Cookies

FREEZE BAKED COOKIES

To freeze baked cookies, start by freezing the cookies on a cookie sheet for one hour to harden. Your cookies should be cooled and non-frosted before placing into freezer.

Once frozen, make aFoodSaver® Bag:

1. Turn the latch to OPEN position.
2. Place a roll inside and pull out enough bag material to make the first sealing strip.
3. Turn the latch to ON.
4. Press the SEAL button. Light will turn off when seal is complete.
5. Turn the latch to OPEN position and pull out enough bag material for the desired length you want your bag to be and close the lid.
6. Turn the latch to ON.
7. Press the SEAL button to make the seal for your next bag and slide the bag cutter across.

Vacuum Seal a FoodSaver® Bag:

1. Turn the latch to OPEN position.
2. Place the frozen cookies inside the bag in a row side-by-side leaving 3 inches of space on the open end of bag.
3. Place the open end of bag into vacuum channel and close lid.
4. Turn the latch to OPEN position.
5. Press the VACUUM/SEAL button.
6. Once the vacuum/seal light turns off, turn the latch to OPEN position.
7. Open the lid and remove bag.
8. Place the bag into freezer.

Your cookies can stay in the freezer for months. When you are ready to serve, place the cookie bags into fridge to thaw out overnight. Frost before serving.

FREEZE READY TO BAKE COOKIE DOUGH BALLS

Another method for freezing cookies using theFoodSaver® FM3941 is by freezing the cookie dough in ready-to-bake balls.

Begin by making the cookie dough. Then, use a cookie scoop to form the cookie dough balls and place them onto a cookie sheet. Freeze the cookies for one hour to harden. Once the cookie dough balls are hard, you can stack the into aFoodSaver® Canister.

Vacuum Seal a FoodSaver® Canister:

1. Turn latch to the ON position and pull out the retractable handheld sealer.
2. Remove the clear bottom portion from the handle and insert the tip into canister port.
3. Press the ACCESSORY button to vacuum.
4. Place canister into freezer.

When you are ready to bake the cookies, place the cookie dough balls onto a cookie sheet and cook according to the instructions adding 2 minutes of cook time. Frost each cookie and serve.

FREEZE COOKIE DOUGH

My favorite method for freezing cookies is to freeze the entire batch of cookie dough using theFoodSaver® FM3941 and aFoodSaver® Zipper Bag. The cookie dough is thawed before baking and cookies are baked according to recipe instructions.

Vacuum Seal aFoodSaver® Zipper Bag:

1. Place cookie dough intoFoodSaver® Zipper Bag.
2. Close the bag using the top zipper.
3. Turn the latch to the ON position and pull out the retractable handheld sealer.
4. Place the retractable handheld sealer on zipper bag valve.
5. Press the ACCESSORY button to vacuum.
6. Place bag into freezer.

24 hours before baking cookies, remove the bag from the freezer, open and put to the cookie dough into a bowl with plastic wrap over top. Place into the refrigerator. After 24 hours, bake cookies, frost and serve.

How do you cram in all of your holiday baking and cooking? Let me know in the comments below how theFoodSaver® FM3941 will be a help to you this holiday season!