Pumpkin sugar cookies are excellent to make during the fall and great for gatherings. Simple to make sugar cookies with a wonderful pumpkin spice flavor and amazing texture.
The fall is a special time of the year where the spices in baking truly warm up your heart. Pumpkin sugar cookies are a sweet treat that perfectly captures the essence of the season. These delightful cookies combine the rich, earthy flavor of pumpkin with a medley of enchanting spices like cinnamon and nutmeg, creating a taste experience that’s both comforting and festive.
Whether you’re cuddling up on the couch with a good book or hosting a gathering with friends, these cookies are the ultimate fall indulgence. Easy to make and impossible to resist, each bite will leave you craving more and eagerly anticipating the crisp autumn days that lie ahead.
How To Make Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
Ingredients needed
- Canned pumpkin
- All-purpose flour
- Granulated sugar
- Butter
- Pumpkin spice
- Brown sugar
Why it’s good to blot the canned pumpkin
Pumpkin contains a bunch of water and this is why most pumpkin cookies tend to be very cake-like. Blotting the pumpkin with a paper towel will get rid of some of this excess water.
Making the pumpkin sugar cookies recipe
- First, cream the butter and the sugars together on high speed for about 2 minutes. Then, add in the pumpkin.
- In a separate bowl, add in the flour, baking soda, pumpkin spice and salt. Combine the dry and wet ingredients.
- Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for an hour or so.
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Then, remove from the fridge and use a large cookie scoop to scoop the dough out of the bowl. Roll the cookie dough in your hands forming a ball. Next, roll the ball in the sugar. Repeat and place the prepared cookie dough on a sheet pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until the cookies have flatten and the edges have a light browning. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15-20 minutes. You can serve them a little warm if you’d like or allow them to fully cool and store them until later.
Fall recipes to pair and take to your next gathering
- Butter Pecan Praline Poke Cake
- Stewed Apples (Great for pancakes, waffles or oatmeal)
- Caramel Cookies
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Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 sticks butter, softened (16 TB)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup canned pumpkin, blotted
- 3 cup all-purpose flour (360g)
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
For rolling the cookie dough
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
Instructions
- First, cream the butter and the sugars together on high speed for about 2 minutes. Then, add in the pumpkin.
- In a separate bowl, add in the flour, baking soda, pumpkin spice and salt. Combine the dry and wet ingredients.
- Cover the bowl and place in the fridge for an hour or so.
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- Then, remove from the fridge and use a large cookie scoop to scoop the dough out of the bowl. Roll the cookie dough in your hands forming a ball. Next, roll the ball in the sugar. Repeat and place the prepared cookie dough on a sheet pan.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until the cookies have flatten and the edges have a light browning. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for 15-20 minutes. You can serve them a little warm if you'd like or allow them to fully cool and store them until later.