Pumpkin Snickerdoodles Recipe – Learn with Experts: These Pumpkin Snickerdoodles are a fun fall spin on classic snickerdoodles! My recipe has the perfect soft and chewy (not cakey!) texture with a buttery pumpkin flavor.
This recipe has been a favorite on the blog for years, and for good reason. Not only is it easy, but there’s no mixer required (yay!). You will need a bit of patience (there’s some chilling involved), but this is one cookie recipe that is absolutely worth the wait!
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled for at least 10 minutes (113g)
- ½ cup sugar (100g)
- ⅓ cup light brown sugar tightly packed (70g)
- ¼ cup pumpkin puree (73g)
- 1 large egg yolk
- ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all purpose (plain) flour (190g)
- 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon salt
Topping
- ¼ cup sugar (50g)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Instructions
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Combine butter, sugar, and brown sugar and stir until well-combined. Add pumpkin and stir well.
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Stir in egg yolk and vanilla extract.
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In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, pumpkin spice, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt until well-combined.
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Gradually add dry ingredients to wet until ingredients are well-combined.
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Cover cookie dough with clear wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 45 minutes.
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One dough is nearly finished chilling, preheat oven to 350F (175C) and prepare a cookie sheet by lining with parchment paper. Prepare your cinnamon sugar mixture by whisking together ¼ cup sugar and 2 tsp ground cinnamon in a small bowl.
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Remove dough from refrigerator and scoop into 1 ½ Tablespoon-sized balls. Roll briefly between your palms until smooth and then roll through cinnamon sugar and transfer to prepared cookie sheet, spacing at least 2″ apart.
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Bake cookies in a 350F oven for 10-12 minutes. Keep your remaining dough refrigerated while cookies are baking and do not place cookie dough on a hot baking sheet.
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Allow baked cookies to cool completely on cookie sheet before enjoying.