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Chewy pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar on parchment paper

Chewy Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

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These soft and chewy pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies are the perfect fall-themed cookie with a ton of pumpkin spice flavour!
Course Baking
Cuisine American
Keyword chewy cookies, chewy pumpkin cookies, cinnamon cookies, cinnamon sugar, cookies, pumpkin, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin snickerdoodles, snickerdoodles
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 13 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Servings 24 cookies

Ingredients

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

  • 1/4 cup (50g) White Sugar
  • 2 tbsp ((28g) Dark Brown Sugar
  • 2 tsp Cinnamon

Chewy Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

  • 2 ¼ cups (280g) All Purpose Flour, properly measured
  • 1 ¼ tsp Baking Soda
  • 1/2 tsp Cream of Tartar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1 cup (227g) Unsalted Butter, melted
  • 1 ½ cups (290g )Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1 Large Egg Yolk
  • 1/3 cup (80g) Pumpkin Puree
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

Cinnamon Sugar Coating

  • Add all of the ‘Cinnamon Sugar Coating’ ingredients to a medium bowl, then whisk until combined. Set aside.

Chewy Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

  • Preheat oven to 350F. In a medium to large sized bowl, add the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon. Whisk well to combine, then set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl , add the melted butter and brown sugar, then beat with a hand mixer until combined.
  • Add the egg yolk, pumpkin puree and vanilla, then beat until well-combined, scraping at the edges periodically. Add in the flour mixture and mix on low until combined, scraping at the edges. Ensure it is well combined, but do not overmix.
  • Prepare 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Using a small cookie scoop, scoop out your cookies. Roll each cookie in the prepared cinnamon sugar coating, then evenly place the cookies onto the baking sheets.
  • Place into the oven and bake for 11-13 minutes.