Soft Pumpkin Cookies (Printable Format)

Tender, cake-like cookies bursting with pumpkin flavor and warm autumn spices. Ready in under 30 minutes.

# What You Need:

→ Dry Ingredients

01 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 teaspoon baking powder
03 - 1 teaspoon baking soda
04 - 1/2 teaspoon salt
05 - 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
06 - 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
07 - 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
08 - 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

→ Wet Ingredients

09 - 1 cup granulated sugar
10 - 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
11 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
12 - 1 cup pumpkin purée
13 - 1 large egg
14 - 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

→ Optional Add-ins

15 - 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped nuts

# How-To Steps:

01 - Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves until well combined.
03 - In a large bowl, cream together the granulated sugar, brown sugar, and softened butter until light and fluffy.
04 - Beat in the pumpkin purée, egg, and vanilla extract until the mixture is smooth and well incorporated.
05 - Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing just until incorporated. Do not overmix.
06 - Fold in chocolate chips or nuts if desired.
07 - Drop the dough by rounded tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart.
08 - Bake for 11-13 minutes, or until the edges are set and the tops look dry.
09 - Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

# Expert Suggestions:

01 -
  • These cookies stay incredibly soft for days thanks to all that pumpkin
  • The spice blend hits that perfect cozy spot without being overwhelming
  • They come together in under 30 minutes with ingredients you probably have
02 -
  • These cookies look slightly underbaked when you pull them out, but that's exactly right
  • Using pumpkin pie filling instead of purée will make them incredibly dense and oddly textured
  • The dough is stickier than traditional cookie dough, don't be tempted to add more flour
03 -
  • Room temperature ingredients make a huge difference in how easily everything comes together
  • Don't skip the parchment paper, these stick more than regular cookies due to the pumpkin

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