Description
These Chewy Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies are a delightful fall treat, combining the warm flavors of pumpkin, cinnamon, and nutmeg in a soft, chewy cookie coated with a sweet cinnamon-sugar mixture.
Ingredients
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Main Cookie Dough:
- ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- ⅓ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Cinnamon-Sugar Coating:
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven and prepare baking sheets: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugars: In a large bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the pumpkin puree, egg yolk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Gradually add the dry mixture to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined.
- Prepare cinnamon-sugar coating: In a small bowl, combine the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon.
- Shape and coat the dough: Scoop the dough into 1½-tablespoon-sized balls and roll each ball in the cinnamon-sugar mixture. Place on prepared baking sheets, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake the cookies: Bake for 9–11 minutes, until the edges are set and the centers appear slightly underdone. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- Chilling the dough for 30 minutes before baking enhances the cookies’ chewy texture.
- Store the cookies in an airtight container for up to 5 days.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert, Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 140
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
