Description
These Chewy Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies are a delightful fall treat with warm spices and a hint of pumpkin flavor. They are soft, chewy, and coated in a cinnamon sugar mixture for extra sweetness.
Ingredients
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Dry Ingredients:
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Wet Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For Rolling:
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Prepare dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar. Beat in pumpkin, egg, and vanilla.
- Combine wet and dry: Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture, mixing until just combined.
- Prepare cinnamon sugar mixture: In a small bowl, combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 1 tablespoon cinnamon.
- Roll the dough: Scoop dough, roll into balls, and coat each ball in the cinnamon sugar mixture.
- Bake: Place coated dough balls on a baking sheet and bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool: Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- For extra chewiness, slightly underbake the cookies.
- Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain softness.
- These cookies are perfect for fall with their warm spices and pumpkin flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
