Cooking with PumpkinNo. 1467 · The 2026 edition
Pumpkin Cookies
Get ready for a spiced autumn treat with these pumpkin cookies! They're soft, flavorful, and perfect for your Halloween gatherings.
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This recipe guides you through making pumpkin cookies from scratch. You'll start by creaming butter and sugar with spices, then mix in eggs, vanilla, and pumpkin. After folding in the flour, you'll scoop the dough onto a baking sheet and bake it at 350°F. The recipe also includes instructions for a sweet frosting made with butter, brown sugar, milk, vanilla, and powdered sugar, with an optional dusting of cinnamon.
Ingredients
Directions
- Turn your oven on to 350°F. In a big mixing bowl, use an electric mixer to whip the softened butter at a medium-high speed for about half a minute. Next, pour in the granulated sugar along with the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Mix everything together, pausing to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Once the mixture looks uniform, crack in the eggs and add the two teaspoons of vanilla extract, beating until fully incorporated. Then, stir in the pumpkin puree. Gradually add the flour while the mixer is running until the dough becomes too thick to stir. Switch to a wooden spoon to fold in the last bits of flour.
- Scoop the dough onto a baking sheet that hasn't been greased, placing each mound about two inches away from the others. Bake the cookies in the preheated oven until they are set.
