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A white plate holds a stack of pumpkin cookies topped with a sprinkle of sugar and cinnamon. One cookie has a bite taken out. In the background, a glass of milk is partially visible. A beige napkin and cinnamon sticks are nearby on the marble surface.
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Pumpkin Spice Cookies

These fall cookies have the perfect amount of pumpkin flavor in them, alongside a smattering of spice! These cookies are soft, easy and have a lot of pumpkin essence!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword pumpkin spice cookies
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Cooling time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 12 cookies
Calories 209kcal
Author Ksenia Prints

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 tablespoon Pumpkin pie spice
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ½ cup fresh pumpkin puree or canned pumpkin puree
  • ½ cup chocolate chips or walnuts chopped (optional)
  • For topping optional
  • 2 tablespoons sugar optional
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon optional

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Mix flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
  • Cream butter and sugars. Add egg, vanilla, and pumpkin puree.
  • Combine wet and dry ingredients. Add ½ cup of chocolate chip or walnuts, if desired.
  • Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  • For an extra burst of sweetness, mix sugar with cinnamon in a small bowl.
  • Drop spoonfuls of batter onto baking sheet. Sprinkle cookies with mixed sugar and cinnamon topping, or press each cookie into the sugar-cinnamon mix.
  • Refrigerate for 30 mins.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes. After 6 minutes, take the cookies out of the oven and tap them on the counter to flatten slightly. To straigthten the edges, use a large cookie cutter or glass and twist it around the cookies. Return to the oven to finish baking.
  • When cookies come out of the oven, leave cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes and then transfer to a cookie drying rack to cool completely.

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Nutrition

Calories: 209kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 220mg | Potassium: 101mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 27g | Vitamin A: 1643IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 46mg | Iron: 2mg