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Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies
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Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies Recipe ~ Soft, Delicious Pumpkin Cookies Rolled in Cinnamon Sugar! The perfect fall treat!
Guess how I found this recipe? Pinterest of course! The hubby is coming home for the weekend and I said I should make some food for him. He was all giddy and declared I should make cookies, and bars, and banana bread! Well, I got the cookies done. If his luck is with him I might tackle the other two throughout the weekend, but we’ve got a busy one coming up so we will see!
When he asked for his treats I of course went to my pinterest boards to see what I could round up. I knew I wanted something with a fall twist on it as it got incredibly cold last night (like literally freezing cold) and it felt like fall was here with an edge of winter. Apples looked like a great ingredient and I realized I didn’t have any at home. Pumpkin sounded good and I knew that was in my pantry (aka coat closet hubby turned into a make shift pantry we do with what we have!).
This recipe comes from Recipe Girl and she doesn’t lead me wrong so I figured I was safe making these cookies. She’s also one of my blog “idols”. She’s made this her very own business and does all sorts of cool things like writing recipes for different companies, develops her very own recipes, guest speaks at blog camps just to name a few things. Plus her son has his own blog called Recipe Boy. He begged to get it for his birthday. Now how cool is that? She seems like a lovely lady and has amazing recipes so if you haven’t checked out her website I highly recommend you go do it now and her sons for that matter!
These cookies are awesome. The pumpkin isn’t overpowering and there’s a hint of cinnamon coated on the outside. Plus they are soft which is a must in my book with any cookie. I’ll admit I was hesitant when I saw the list of spices in the rolling sugar but I had faith in Recipe Girl and went for it anyways. I always thought I didn’t like Snickerdoodles but I must because I love these cookies and I love the Gooey Snickerdoodle Bars. It must have been one of those weird kid phobias. So if you are looking for a fall treat to try out I highly recommend these lovely cookies. Enjoy!
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Soft, Delicious Pumpkin Cookies Rolled in Cinnamon Sugar! The perfect fall treat!
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 c. salted butter at room temperature
- 1 c. granulated white sugar
- 1/2 c. light brown sugar
- 3/4 c. pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
Cinnamon Sugar
- 1/2 c. granulated white sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Using an electric mix cream butter in a large bowl until fluffy. Add sugars and pumpkin puree and beat well. Add egg and vanilla to mixture and mix until fully incorporated, making sure to scrape the sides of the bowl.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt and ground cinnamon in a medium sized mixing bowl. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet ingredients mixing as you go until is just incorporated.
- Cover bowl with dough in it with plastic wrap and chill at least one hour.
- After the dough has chilled, preheat over to 350 degrees. In a small bowl mix cinnamon sugar ingredients together. Prepare baking sheets by lining with parchment paper or spraying with non-stick cooking spray.
- Roll cooking into balls (about 1 1/2 Tbsp of dough). Coat with cinnamon sugar mixture. Place on baking sheet about 2 inches apart.
- Baked for 12-14 minutes or until they are slightly firm to the touch. Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes then remove to wire rack to finish cooling.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 192kcalCarbohydrates: 32gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 82mgPotassium: 65mgSugar: 13gVitamin A: 940IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 20mgIron: 1.3mg
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Post Updated: 10/4/15
Recipe Slightly Adapted From: Recipe Girl
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what temp do you bake them at?
350 degrees
Hi tried this recipe today , tastes amazing! Was wondering can I keep the batter in the fridge for a few days? Will it still be as good ..
Appreciate any advise u have
Thanks
I haven’t tested it but I think it would be okay since the dough needs to be chilled anyway.
I made the recipe as written. Tastes like flour– and, yes, I know how to measure flour correctly. After tasting the first batch I went back to the remaining dough and added a 1/4 c of the pumpkin, about the same of brown sugar, then added more cinnamon, nutmeg, and a little ginger. I added more spice to the rolling sugar, too. It helped a lot!! The basic recipe ratios are off.
I made these and they tasted amazing! I ran into the same problem as everyone else with the cookies staying in balls. I flattened them with a fork and they came out good. I feel like they could be a little pumpkiny though.👍
Glad you enjoyed them!
Horrible. Did not flatten as they cooked, have no taste. I made 30 cookies and would not give them to my neighbor. The dog didn’t even like them. I’m so disappointed.
Sorry they didn’t work out for you, Peggy!
Don’t these use cream of tartar,Every Snickerdoodles hat I have made use cream of tartar?
Not for this recipe 😊
Made these for a friendsgiving! They were so yuuumm!! Thanks so much!
So glad you enjoyed them!
I just made these and am really disappointed. They taste really bland and didn’t expand. They stayed in little balls and seem almost raw int he middle despite the fact that I cooked them for 4 extra minutes.
Can’t wait to try these! Going to make them this weekend!
Enjoy!
I did the recipe to the T and my cookies never expanded they just stayed little balls? Did I do something wrong? Please help.
I’m sorry I’ve never had that happen! You can always use a glass to squish them down like a sugar cookie prior to baking!
Seemed like they were missing something, can’t help but wonder if they didn’t need a tsp of cream of tartar.
I totally agree Meg. I followed the recipe to a T and they just don’t have much flavor at all…a very bland cookie with a hint of cinnamon and sugar thanks to the sugar coating. Disappointed.
I made these according to the recipe and the cookies tasted quite bland and like they had way too much flour. Comparing this recipes to others it appears that it does have proportionally way more flour than others do. Others seem to like this recipe so maybe it’s a matter of taste, but I regret following these instructions.
These cookies look amazing! Who wouldn’t love the combination of pumpkin and cinnamon? I can’t wait to try them!
Thanks Natalie!
Adore these pumpkin snickerdoodles!! They look so delicious and perfect for fall 🙂
I don’t thin you could have found a more perfect cookie for fall. What a great combination for a cookie!
Snickerdoodles always make me think about my husband’s grandpa because they are his favorite cookies. I wonder if he’s ever tried a pumpkin version!