Delish Pumpkin Spice Sugar Cookies
Soft, chewy sugar cookies kissed with cozy pumpkin spice and rolled in sparkly spiced sugar. Perfectly crackly tops and big fall flavor—no chilling required.
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Calories: 120kcal
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
- 0.5 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 0.75 cup unsalted butter softened to room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 0.5 cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie mix
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 0.25 cup granulated sugar for rolling
- 0.5 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice for rolling
Instructions
Preparation Steps
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
- In a large bowl, beat butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Beat in the egg, pumpkin puree, and vanilla until smooth and well combined.
- Add dry ingredients to the bowl and mix on low just until a soft dough forms. Do not overmix.
- Stir together the rolling mixture: granulated sugar and pumpkin pie spice in a small bowl.
- Scoop dough into 1.5 tablespoon portions, roll into balls, then coat each ball in the spiced sugar.
- Arrange cookies 2 inches apart on prepared sheets and gently press tops to slightly flatten.
- Bake until edges are set and tops are crackly, 10 to 12 minutes. Centers will look soft.
- Cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
For extra crackly tops, roll the dough balls in the spiced sugar twice. Measure flour with the spoon-and-level method to avoid dense cookies. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days, or freeze up to 2 months. Optional quick glaze: whisk 0.75 cup powdered sugar with 1.0 to 2.0 teaspoons milk and a splash of vanilla; drizzle over cooled cookies.