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    Home » Cookies

    Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies

    Published: Oct 18, 2022 · Modified: Jan 19, 2023 by Kim This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Soft and chewy cookies that will melt in your mouth and are full of flavor.
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    cookies on a white and brown towel with a pumpkin in the background.

    These incredibly chewy and soft pumpkin spice cookies will be a treat at your fall gathering. Sprinkled with cinnamon sugar, these cookies are seasoned with just enough pumpkin spice to want your family asking for more.

    pumpkin spice cookies on a brown and white towel.
    Soft and chewy cookies filled with pumpkin spice.

    With fall, comes pumpkin flavors in everything. What is better than pumpkin flavor in a cookie? Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies are so soft and chewy that my husband asked if there was cream cheese in them.

    No, they are just that soft and flavorful. They became an instant hit at my house.

    Ingredients

    • flour
    • sugar
    • cream of tartar
    • baking powder
    • vanilla
    • egg
    • butter
    • cinnamon
    • all spice
    • cloves

    What is cream of tartar?

    Cream of tartar is commonly used as a stabilizer for meringue and it gives the snickerdoodle the zing of flavor that is has. It also adds a little height to baked goods.

    When you eat this spiced cookie with the cream of tarter in it, you will see it has a height to the cookie as well as a little zing to it. Of course, the pumpkin spice adds a delicious flavor punch. It is quite the combo!

    Mixing the batter

    butter and egg in a red bowl.
    Mix the wet ingredients first.

    The first step is to mix the wet ingredients first. The butter (I used margarine) needs to be softened first so the mixture will mix completely together.

    Here are the two thoughts involving softening butter. For starters, you can put it on the counter for about 20 minutes before you start preparing the cookie dough. You can also microwave the butter.

    Now, here is the caution that needs to be said: if you microwave the butter too long, the melted butter will cause the baked goods to have a different texture.

    If the butter is microwaved for only a short amount of time, the integrity of the butter stays intact but it is softened enough for use.

    In my microwave, the perfect amount of time is 20 seconds for 1 cup of butter. It may vary for you.

    Adding the dry ingredients

    sugar with mixed butter in a red bowl.
    Add the sugar to the butter mixture.

    The first dry ingredient that will be added is the sugar. Mix the butter and sugar together.

    Next the flour, baking powder, cream of tarter, salt and spices will be added in. When stirring, mix the ingredients so they are well incorporated, but be sure not to over stir. Over stirring may result in a tough cookie.

    flour and cinnamon in a red bowl.
    Adding the spices to the flour mixture.

    Scooping the cookies

    mixing bowl batter and white spoon.
    Pumpkin spice cookie dough ready to be scooped!

    The cookie dough can be scooped onto an ungreased baking sheet using a cookie dough scoop.

    cookie dough on a baking sheet.
    Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies ready to be rolled in cinnamon sugar.

    Cinnamon sugar mixture

    Cinnamon sugar mixture is about 2 parts sugar to 1 part cinnamon and the pumpkin cookies can be rolled in the mixture before placing them on the cookie sheet.

    Alternatively, the cookies can be sprinkled with cinnamon sugar on top of the unbaked cookie.

    Here are a list of my favorite kitchen items!

    Serve with apple cider floats or homemade hot chocolate. Do you like fall recipes? These fall sugar cookie bars will be perfect for your fall bonfire!

    Storage

    The cookies can be stored, after completely cooling, in an airtight container on the counter. They also freeze well by placing them in a freezer bag. Remove the desired amount from freezer and let thaw on the counter.

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    pumpkin spice cookies on a brown and white towel with milk in the background.

    FAQ

    Can I make these Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies gluten free?

    Yes! Add equal amounts of measure for measure flour in place of the all purpose flour. Also add ¼ cup of milk to the wet ingredients.

    How many cookies can be made with this dough?

    20 cookies can be made.

    cookies on a white and brown towel with a pumpkin in the background.

    Soft Pumpkin Spice Cookies

    Kim Strawn
    Soft and chewy cookies that will melt in your mouth and are full of flavor.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 10 mins
    Total Time 20 mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 20 cookies
    Calories 160 kcal

    Equipment

    • 1 cookie scoop
    • 1 cookie sheet

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 egg
    • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
    • ¾ cup butter or margarine, softened
    • ¾ cup sugar
    • 2 cups all purpose flour
    • ½ teaspoon baking soda
    • ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon all spice
    • ½ teaspoon cloves

    Cinnamon Sugar Topping

    • ½ cup sugar
    • 2 teaspoon cinnamon

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 350°.
    • Mix the softened butter, egg and vanilla in a large mixing bowl.
    • Add in the sugar and blend well.
    • Stir in the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, cinnamon, all spice and cloves.
    • In another small bowl, mix together the ½ cup sugar and 2 teaspoons cinnamon.
    • Scoop the cookie dough into small balls and roll in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
    • Place on an ungreased cookie sheet.
    • Bake for 8-12 minutes until cookies are starting to turn a light golden brown.
    • Serve

    Nutrition

    Calories: 160kcalCarbohydrates: 22gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.4gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 26mgSodium: 144mgPotassium: 34mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 226IUVitamin C: 0.1mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 1mg
    Keyword pumpkin spice, pumpkin spice cookies, spice cookies
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    1. Robin

      October 26, 2022 at 9:51 pm

      Where's the pumpkin in it?

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      • Kim

        October 27, 2022 at 9:42 am

        It is pumpkin spice cookies, not pumpkin cookies so there isn't any pumpkin in it. It is the combination of the spices that make is pumpkin spice. Hope that helps!

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