Pumpkin pie spice cookies are the perfect treat for cozy fall days! These cookies are soft, chewy, and packed with the warm flavors of cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
They're quick to make and will fill your kitchen with an amazing aroma that everyone will love.
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Pumpkin Pie Spice Cookies
If you're looking for more pumpkin recipes, check out my pumpkin cream cheese dip, chocolate pumpkin bread and pumkin pancakes.
Ingredients
- Canned pumpkin puree: Adds moisture and a rich, pumpkin flavor.
- Unsalted butter (melted): Provides a smooth texture and rich taste.
- Granulated sugar: Sweetens and helps the cookies spread evenly.
- Vanilla extract: Enhances the overall flavor with a subtle sweetness.
- All-purpose flour: Forms the base structure of the cookies.
- Baking powder and soda: Leavens the cookies, making them light and fluffy. Use fresh batches!
- Ground cinnamon and nutmeg: Gives a warm, classic pumpkin spice flavor.
- Allspice: Provides a hint of cloves and pepper, complementing the other spices.
- Ground ginger: Contributes a zesty and spicy kick.
- Ground cloves: Infuses a deep, aromatic flavor.
- Powdered sugar: Sweetens and creates a smooth, glossy finish.
- Milk: Adjusts the glaze's consistency for easy drizzling.
📋 You can find the full ingredient list in the Recipe Card below the article.
How To Make Pumpkin Spice Cookies
- Make the cookie dough: In a large bowl, combine melted butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in pumpkin puree and vanilla extract.
- Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves.
- Combine: Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix gently with a spatula until just combined. Avoid overmixing.
- Shape cookies: Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake: Bake at 350°F for 12 minutes and cool before topping with the cream cheese icing.
- Prepare glaze: In a bowl, gradually add milk to powdered sugar, stirring until smooth and pourable. Adjust milk for desired consistency. Glaze the cookies.
The Difference Between Pumpkin Puree and Pumpkin Pie Filling
Pumpkin puree is plain, unsweetened pumpkin that's cooked and mashed, while pumpkin pie filling contains added sugars, spices, and other flavorings.
Pumpkin pie filling is pre-seasoned for making pie, while pumpkin puree requires additional recipe ingredients. Use pumpkin puree for recipes where you control the sweetness and pumpkin pie spice blend.
Tips
- Pumpkin Puree: Use pure pumpkin puree (homemade is excellent!), not pumpkin pie filling, to control the spices and sweetness.
- Mixing: Mix dry ingredients well to evenly distribute baking powder and spices. This helps cookies rise and taste great.
- Avoid Overmixing: Mix the dough just until combined. Overmixing can make cookies dense and tough.
- Cookie Spacing: Place cookies about 2 inches apart so they have room to spread and bake evenly.
- Cooling Time: Let cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before moving them to a wire rack. This helps them set and stay intact.
- Glaze Consistency: Add milk gradually to powdered sugar to get the right thickness for your glaze. Adjust to make it thicker or thinner as you like.
Freezing And Storing Instructions
- To Store at room temperature. Keep cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 1 week to keep them fresh.
- To Store in the fridge. Store cookies in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks to keep them fresh longer.
- To Freeze Cookie Dough. Scoop dough onto a baking sheet and freeze until solid. Move the dough balls to a zip-top bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Bake from frozen, adding a minute or two to the baking time.
- To Freeze Baked Cookies. Let cookies cool completely. Place them in a single layer in an airtight container or zip-top bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw at room temperature for 15-20 minutes.
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Recipe Card
Pumpkin Pie Spice Cookies
Ingredients
Method
- Make the cookie dough: In a large bowl, combine melted butter and sugar until smooth. Stir in pumpkin puree and vanilla extract.1 cup canned pumpkin puree, ½ cup unsalted butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Mix dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg, ½ teaspoon allspice, ¼ teaspoon ground cloves, ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- Combine: Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix gently with a spatula until just combined. Avoid overmixing.
- Shape cookies: Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared cookie sheet, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
- Bake: Bake at 350°F for 12 minutes and cool before topping with the cream cheese icing.
- Prepare glaze: In a bowl, gradually add milk to powdered sugar, stirring until smooth and pourable. Adjust milk for desired consistency. Glaze the cookies.2-3 tablespoons milk, 1 cup powdered sugar
Nutrition
Notes
- To Store in the fridge. Store cookies in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks to keep them fresh longer.
- To Freeze Cookie Dough. Scoop dough onto a baking sheet and freeze until solid. Move the dough balls to a zip-top bag and freeze for up to 3 months. Bake from frozen, adding a minute or two to the baking time.
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Pumpkin Pie Spice Cookies: FAQs
They might be flat because the dough didn't have enough flour, or the baking powder didn't work properly.
Pumpkin adds moisture to cookies, which can make them softer and sometimes flatter.
Sticky cookies might mean there was too much pumpkin or not enough flour in the dough.
Pumpkin pie filling has added spices and sugar, which can mess up the flavor and sweetness of your cookies.
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Jake_the_snake
pumpkin spice and everything nice, until you realize you can't stop eating these cookies. send help.
Julia
delicious pumpkin pie spice cookies - perfect for holiday season!