Finch Bakery Pumpkin Spice Cookies | Autumn Baking Recipe

Ingredients

• 250g (2 sticks) unsalted butter
• 125g (2⁄3 cup) granulated sugar
• 175g (3⁄4 cup plus 2 tbsp packed) light soft brown sugar
• 2 eggs plus 1 egg yolk
• 600g (4 2⁄3 cups) plain flour
• 10g (1 tbsp) cornflour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1⁄2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
• 1⁄2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• orange oil-based or gel food colouring
• 2 1⁄2 tsp Pumpkin Spice Mix (see below)
• 200g (7oz) milk chocolate chips
• 200g (7oz) white chocolate chips, plus 150g (5oz) to decorate
• pumpkin seeds, to decorate (optional)
• 6 tbsp sweet ground cinnamon
• 3 tbsp ground ginger
• 1 tbsp ground nutmeg
• 1 tsp all spice
• 1⁄2 tsp ground cloves
• 80g (3oz) full-fat cream cheese
• 200g (1 3⁄4 cups) icing sugar
• 2 tbsp cornflour
• A dash of lemon juice