Best 6 Pumpkin Cookies I Recipes

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Celebrate the flavors of fall with a delightful baking adventure! Pumpkin cookies, with their warm, inviting aroma and comforting taste, are a quintessential treat enjoyed by people of all ages. Whether you're a seasoned baker or just starting out, this article will guide you through the world of pumpkin cookies, introducing you to enticing recipes that capture the essence of the season. From classic pumpkin spice cookies sprinkled with cinnamon and nutmeg to unique variations infused with flavors like maple, chocolate, or even savory herbs, you'll discover recipes that cater to every palate. So, let's embark on a culinary journey and explore the best pumpkin cookie recipes that will turn your kitchen into a sweet-smelling haven!

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

BEST PUMPKIN COOKIES



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What can I say about these amazing pumpkin cookies... they are absolutely delicious! Let me put it this way. I baked these every year at Thanksgiving time for my job. My co-workers would come up to me two months in advance to make sure I was making them. One girl who resigned actually called me and asked what day I was bringing them in so that she could stop by - just for these cookies! Another co-worker said she didn't even like pumpkin, but she loved these. The consistency is more cake-like than cookie. The glaze on top of these cookies is fabulous! At least, I think so. I noticed a few of you who rated this recipe said it was too sweet. That is why I suggested it may be omitted, or if you wish, use your own icing. Lots of you have added nutmeg.. hey, make it all your own. That's what this is all about! : )

Provided by Sara in FL

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 35m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 cup butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup firmly packed dark brown sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2-2 cups confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Have ready some ungreased baking sheets.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and the sugars together until light and fluffy.
  • Blend in pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract.
  • In separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt.
  • Mix flour mixture into butter-sugar mixture.
  • Drop tablespoonfuls 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
  • Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes until golden around the edges.
  • Remove warm cookies and transfer to racks.
  • Let cool completely for a least one half hour, then frost with glaze.
  • For Glaze:.
  • In a medium saucepan, heat butter and brown sugar over medium heat until bubbly. Cook, stirring constantly, for one minute or until slightly thickened. Beat in the milk. Blend in confectioner's sugar until the glaze is smooth and spreadable. Using a silicone basting brush, which I love and use religiously now, or a butter knife to spread glaze on cookies is the best tip. Please note; this glaze will harden fairly quickly. I suggest that you keep the saucepan over the stove on the lowest heat possible to prevent it from hardening.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 104, Fat 4.8, SaturatedFat 3, Cholesterol 16.1, Sodium 101.9, Carbohydrate 14.9, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 10.4, Protein 0.8

PUMPKIN COOKIES I



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Yummy pumpkin cookies with spices and butterscotch morsels. Moist and delicious.

Provided by M.J.

Categories     Fruits and Vegetables     Vegetables     Squash

Time 35m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 10

½ cup shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 ½ cups butterscotch chips

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  • In a medium bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Stir in the pumpkin and vanilla. Sift together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture. Then mix in the butterscotch chips. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool for a minute on cookie sheets before transferring to wire cooling racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 115.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16.1 g, Fat 5 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.5 g, Sodium 88.8 mg, Sugar 10.4 g

OLD FASHIONED SOFT PUMPKIN COOKIES



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Enjoy these cookies on a cool Fall night, while sipping hot tea by the fireplace. Or, if you're like me, you can eat these cookies while dying of heat stroke in the dead of 'winter' in Florida !

Provided by TGirl

Categories     Drop Cookies

Time 25m

Yield 36 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 14

2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup solid pack pumpkin
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon melted butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar.
  • Add pumpkin, egg, and vanilla; beat until light and creamy.
  • Mix in dry ingredients until well blended.
  • Drop rounded spoonfuls of dough onto greased cookie sheet.
  • Smooth tops of cookies.
  • Bake in preheated 350°F degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, combine glaze ingredients, stirring until smooth and set aside.
  • Cool baked cookies on wire rack.
  • Drizzle glaze over top.
  • For variations, stir any one of the following ingredients into batter: 1 cup raisins, chopped nuts, or rolled oats and/or 1/2 cup crushed pineapple, drained.

PUMPKIN COOKIES



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More like portable cakes, these spiced pumpkin cookies are delightfully tender and moist, simple, and absolutely divine with a cup of coffee. Eat them just as they are, or give them a dusting of powdered sugar or more ground cinnamon, a drizzle of a confectioners' sugar glaze, or maybe a swipe of cream-cheese frosting. These little guys could even work as the top and bottom of the perfect pumpkin whoopie pie. Because these cookies are so moist, it's best to store them layered between parchment or wax paper in an airtight container at room temperature. You could also freeze them and thaw before serving.

Provided by Samantha Seneviratne

Categories     cookies and bars, dessert

Time 45m

Yield 2 1/2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 cups/192 grams all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground ginger
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
8 tablespoons/113 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 cup/220 grams packed light or dark brown sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
3/4 cup/167 grams pumpkin purée
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sanding sugar, for sprinkling (optional)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line two rimmed baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking powder, baking soda and kosher salt.
  • In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium, beat together the butter and sugar until fluffy, about 3 minutes. Beat in the egg, the pumpkin purée and vanilla extract until blended.
  • Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and beat just until combined.
  • Scoop the batter into 2-tablespoon scoops, at least 1 inch apart, onto the prepared sheets. Sprinkle with sanding sugar. Bake one sheet at time until the cookies are puffed, set and spring back when gently pressed in the center, about 12 minutes. Repeat with the second sheet.
  • Transfer the cookies to a rack to cool completely.

PUMPKIN COOKIES WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING



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These easy pumpkin cookies are pleasantly spiced. Everyone enjoys the soft, cake-like texture, too. -Lisa Chernetsky, Luzerne, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 17

1 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup packed brown sugar
1/3 cup sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin
2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1 cup chopped walnuts
FROSTING:
1/4 cup butter, softened
4 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Add pumpkin; mix well. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in walnuts., Drop by rounded tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, beat the frosting ingredients until light and fluffy. Frost cookies. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 125 calories, Fat 7g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 97mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

BENNE COOKIES



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Emily Meggett, who published her first cookbook, "Gullah Geechee Home Cooking: Recipes From the Matriarch of Edisto Island," at 89, learned how to make these crisp wafer cookies from her grandmother who learned from generations before. Benne seeds, sesame seeds that enslaved Africans brought with them to the southeastern shores of America, have long been a staple in Gullah Geechee cooking. They are an important component in rice dishes and savory crackers and are the stars of these buttery wafers. Regular sesame seeds will work fine, especially if you toast them in butter, but Mrs. Meggett suggests you try to buy benne seeds, an heirloom seed that is available online. They have a nutty, almost burned honey flavor and bring out the umami in the cookies.

Provided by Kim Severson

Categories     snack, cookies and bars, dessert

Time 1h

Yield About 40 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 9

1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon/129 grams unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for greasing
1 cup/140 grams benne seeds or sesame seeds
1 cup/125 grams all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon fine salt
1/2 cup/100 grams granulated sugar
1/4 cup/55 grams packed light brown sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease 2 large cookie sheets with butter.
  • Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a cast-iron skillet over medium heat and add the benne seeds, stirring them until coated. Toast the seeds, stirring frequently, until fragrant and darkened a shade, 2 to 3 minutes. Take care not to burn the seeds and turn down the heat if needed. Scrape onto a plate and let cool completely.
  • Whisk the flour, baking soda and salt together in a medium bowl.
  • In a large bowl, cream together the remaining 8 tablespoons/115 grams butter and both sugars until well combined and fluffy. Add the egg and beat well. Add the cooled toasted benne seeds and the vanilla, then stir in the flour mixture.
  • Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of the cookie dough at least 2 1/2 inches apart on 1 prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until golden brown around the edges. Remove the wafers from the cookie sheet immediately and place on waxed or parchment paper to cool. Repeat with the remaining dough on the second cookie sheet, reusing the first sheet when it's cool, if needed.

Tips:

  • Use fresh pumpkin puree: Fresh pumpkin puree will give your cookies a more intense flavor and a better texture than canned puree. To make your own pumpkin puree, simply roast a pumpkin in the oven until tender, then scoop out the flesh and blend it until smooth.
  • Don't overmix the dough: Overmixing the dough will make your cookies tough. Mix the ingredients just until they are combined, then stop.
  • Chill the dough before baking: Chilling the dough before baking will help the cookies to hold their shape and prevent them from spreading too much.
  • Bake the cookies until they are just set: Overbaking the cookies will make them dry and crumbly. Bake them just until the edges are set and the centers are still slightly soft.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before storing them: Letting the cookies cool completely before storing them will help them to keep their shape and texture.

Conclusion:

Pumpkin cookies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for fall. They are easy to make and can be customized with a variety of different spices and add-ins. Whether you are looking for a classic pumpkin cookie recipe or something a little more unique, you are sure to find a recipe in this collection that you will love.

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