Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
Pumpkin sugar cookies are tender, cakey, and filled with your favorite fall spices. These eggless cookies make the perfect last minute treat because they're ready in 30 minutes and require no chilling time!
Servings 36 cookies
Ingredients
- ¾ cup (170 g) unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 ½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- ¾ cup (170 g) pumpkin puree
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups (360 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
Topping:
- ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
- In a large bowl, add butter and sugar. With a hand mixer, cream together until fluffy, about a minute. Add vanilla extract and pumpkin puree and mix to combine.
- In a separate bowl, add dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Whisk to combine and remove clumps.
- Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir to combine.
- Scoop dough using a 1.5 tablespoon scoop or drop by spoonful into a bowl of granulated sugar and agitate to coat. Place onto prepared baking sheet 2 inches apart.
- Bake for about 12-14 minutes, or until cookies look set and tops begin to crack. Allow to cool for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Notes
- Cookie storage: Cookies will keep for 5-7 days in a sealed container. To help keep cookies fresh, place a slice of bread in the container with the cookies. Replace the bread slice as needed.
- Dough storage: Raw cookie dough will keep in the refrigerator for 3 days. Cookie dough balls (and baked cookies) freeze well, up to 3 months in a sealed plastic container or freezer bag. Allow frozen balls to thaw for up to 10 minutes on the baking sheet before baking or add 1-2 minutes to the baking time.
- Cinnamon-sugar coating: Add a teaspoon of cinnamon to your topping sugar for an added kick of spice in your sugar coating.
- Tips: Be sure to check out my 10 tips for baking cookies, based on reader comments and questions!
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 112kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 10mg | Sodium: 34mg | Potassium: 35mg | Fiber: 0.5g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 913IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 10mg | Iron: 1mg
