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Pumpkin snickerdoodles stacked on a white plate over green cloth.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Servings: 30 Cookies
Calories: 134kcal
Pumpkin snickerdoodles are soft, chewy, and coated in cinnamon sugar, making them the perfect cookie to bake this fall.
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Ingredients

  • 1 cup unsalted butter softened
  • ½ cup sugar
  • ¾ cup brown sugar lightly packed
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 2 tsp vanilla
  • 1 ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 ½ tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 cups flour
  • ⅓ cup sugar for rolling
  • 1 tsp cinnamon for rolling

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C) and line cookie sheets with parchment or non-stick spray
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together softened butter, sugar, and brown sugar until smooth
  • Add pumpkin puree, egg yolks, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt, and mix well
    Mixing bowl with pumpkin puree, eggs, and spices.
  • Mix in the flour, scraping the sides as needed. Dough will be sticky
    Pumpkin cookie dough with flour added in a mixing bowl.
  • In a small bowl, combine sugar and cinnamon for rolling
    Bowl of cinnamon sugar coating.
  • Scoop dough into golf ball-sized portions and roll in the cinnamon-sugar mixture
    Dough ball rolled in cinnamon sugar next to shaped cookies on a baking sheet.
  • Place on prepared cookie sheets, leaving space for spreading
  • Bake for 10–12 minutes, until edges are set and slightly browned but centers are still puffy
  • Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack
    Close-up of bitten pumpkin snickerdoodle on top of cookie stack.

Notes

Store in an airtight container up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 Serving | Calories: 134kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 118mg | Potassium: 54mg | Fiber: 0.4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 842IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 1mg