- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream 1/2 cup butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl.
- Add 2 eggs and pumpkin, mix well.
- Gradually combine flour by hand until dough forms.
- Chill dough and ungreased cookie sheets for 10-15 minutes in the fridge.
- While the dough is chilling, place cinnamon sugar mix and pumpkin spice in a small shallow bowl and gently mix.
- Scoop 1 inch balls of dough and roll in spiced sugar mixture to coat.
- Place onto chilled, ungreased cookie sheet and bake 10-12 minutes.
- Remove from pan and let cool completely.
- In a large stand mixer, whip together remaining butter, cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract to make frosting. Add food coloring one drop at a time until frosting is pumpkin color.
- Pipe or spread the frosting onto the cooled cookies in pumpkin shapes. Add gel frosting stems at the top.