by Melissa 27 Comments
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles – melt in your mouth pumpkin cookies rolled in a combination of sugar and pumpkin pie spice. This is the perfect pumpkin cookie recipe!
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Snickerdoodle cookies are a family favorite, and these Pumpkin Snickerdoodles arethe perfect way to kick-off the season of all things pumpkin spice. These cookies got rave reviews from both my husband and my kids. My husband said they were just the perfect amount of pumpkin and my kids LOVED the way they smelled baking! Tender and soft, Pumpkin Snickerdoodles are rolled in a combination of pumpkin pie spice and sugar for the perfect crispy and chewy outside. If you like snickerdoodles and all things pumpkin spice, you are going to love these cookies!
How to Make Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
- This recipe is slightly different than making traditional cookies in that you are not going to combine the sugar and butter for the first step.
- Mix the softened butter, then combine with sugar, pumpkin, vanilla extract, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt.
- Stir in the egg, followed by the flour. Then it’s time to chill.
- The dough will be very soft, so it will need to chill for at least two hours.
- Once the dough has firmed up, it’s time to scoop.
- Gently roll the dough into a ball and coat in cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with a Silpat silicone liner or parchment paper and bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes. If you are using dark colored baking sheets, you may need to shorten the baking time.
Cookie Scoop
I finally purchased a cookie scoop and I don’t know what took me so long. It is awesome and scoops the dough perfectly! This little scoop is making my baking life so mucheasier!Just look at that perfectlittle cookie dough scoop! I’m obsessed!
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Snickerdoodles
There you have it, cinnamon sugar pumpkinperfection!
Pumpkin Cookie Recipe
5 from 22 votes
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Prep Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Course:Cookies
Cuisine:American
Keyword:Pumpkin Cookie Recipe, Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Servings: 32 cookies
Calories: 142 kcal
Author: Melissa
Ingredients
- 1cupof unsalted buttersoftened
- 1/2cupof 100% pure canned pumpkin
- 1 1/2cupsof granulated sugar
- 2teaspoonsof pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2teaspoonsof baking powder
- 1teaspoonof pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2teaspoonof salt
- 1egg
- 2 2/3cupsof all-purpose flour
- For rolling:
- 1/2cupof granulated sugar
- 1tablespoonof pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat room temperature butter on medium speed for about 30 seconds, just until smooth.
Add sugar, pumpkin, vanilla extract, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt.
Beat until well combined, about 2 minutes. Pause to scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
Add egg and let combine.
Add flour and let mixture combine until all flour is incorporated, again scraping down sides of bowl as needed.
Cover and refrigerate approximately two hours, until dough is a scoopable consistency.
After two hours, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Combine remaining sugar and pumpkin pie spice on a spare piece of parchment paper or in a flat pie pan.
Line baking sheets with non stick silicone liner, or parchment paper.
Use a medium cookie scoop to scoop dough.
Lightly roll dough into ball and coat with pumpkin pie spice sugar mixture.
Place on baking sheet and bake for approximately 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Amount Per Serving
Calories 142Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Cholesterol 20mg7%
Sodium 90mg4%
Potassium 43mg1%
Carbohydrates 21g7%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 13g14%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 780IU16%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 15mg2%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Adapted from Better Homes and Garden Fall Baking Publication 2016 recipe for Pumpkin-Raisin Doodles
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Reader Interactions
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Amanda Hi there,
Do you think we can let the dough chill for a day? If a made the batter one night, then baked them the day after, do you think that would be okay? Thanks!
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- Melissa
For sure!
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- Melidsa
In the oven now! Can’t wait!Reply
- Natalie
These cookies are dangerous!!!! I tried one straight out of the oven, then immediately ate three more right there! I don’t know what it is about these delicious cookies but I couldn’t stop eating them! Follow the recipe exactly and you’ll see what I mean. Happy holidays!- Melissa
Thank you, Natalie! I agree! Love this recipe!
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- Christina Carney
Can I use shortening instead of butter
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I love the pumpkin snickerdoodles! But I was wondering if you think it would work to add some cream of tartar. I missed the traditional snickerdoodle taste that provides.
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- Diana
Question please.
I made a mistake and used a whole can of pumpkin (15oz). Was just in a zone, lol.
I don’t want to throw this out so please help…Reply
- Uhura
If you’d doubled the recipe, and made sure the dough was chilled for long enough, I think the dough could’ve been saved. What did you end up doing?
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- Jennifer
These look AMAZING. Keeping this for fall!Reply
I know what I will be enjoying this fall! These look like little bites of heaven! Delish!Reply
- Katie
LOVE snickerdoodles! Can’t wait to try these pumpkin ones for fall!Reply
- Katie
As if pumpkin cookies couldn’t get better. We all loved these!!Reply
- Julie Blanner
I love pumpkin and I love snickerdoodles, so this is perfect! These are so delicious and my girls love helping me make them!Reply
- Anna
My family loves these cookies! They are perfectly scrumptious!Reply
- Kristyn
Snickerdoodles are my favorite & adding pumpkin takes them up a notch!! Love them! They are soft & cinnamon & pumpkin are so good together!Reply
- Katie
As if snickerdoodles couldn’t get better. These are some of the very best!! The pumpkin and cinnamon combination is so good.Reply
- Natasha
WOW these are looking like a thread to my diet! Gotta try these on cheat dayReply
- Katie
Just made snickerdoodle cookies! Now I need to add pumpkin, these look SO good!Reply
Quite possibly my favorite pumpkin treat! These were delicious; exactly what I needed to cure my sweet tooth!Reply
- Laura Reese
Adding pumpkin to this traditional cookie was delicious. My new favorite cookie!Reply
- Lily
Such a simple coookie recipe, we loved these could not get enough.Reply
- Betsy
Snickerdoodle is one of my all time favorite cookies. Adding the pumpkin and the pumpkin pie spice in the dough? Pure genius! So delicious!Reply
- Krissy Allori
You’ve just combined two of my fall baking favorites! These turned out fantastic.Reply
- Kristyn
One delicious way to make snickerdoodles even better…add pumpkin! These are so soft & tasty!! We make them all fall long!Reply
- Katie
The perfect texture and great cinnamon pumpkin flavor!Reply
- Kara
Two of my favorite cookies combined into one! I’ll be making these all year long, they’re too good to only have them during “pumpkin season”.
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