Pumpkin snickerdoodles are the perfect cookie for fall! With hints of pumpkin spice and puree, and a classic snickerdoodle's texture and taste.
You might also like our chocolate chip oatmeal pumpkin cookies, baked pumpkin donuts, or quick-rise pumpkin cinnamon rolls.
My husband's favorite cookies are my jumbo snickerdoodles. I made him a fall version, and they passed the taste test. The classic elements we all know and love about snickerdoodles, with extra spice and pumpkin. Not just pumpkin spice, but a big spoonful of pumpkin puree. Perfect for fall!
Why I Like This Recipe
- Soft and chewy cookies. These pumpkin snickerdoodles are soft and chewy and stay that way for days!
- No chill recipe. I only chill cookie dough when absolutely necessary, and love creating no-chill recipes for people like me who want fresh cookies right away.
- Simple ingredients. Homemade is always better than store-bought, and you can feel good about these cookies and the simple ingredients list.
What Other People Are Saying
Awesome cookies!!!!--- Kathy
OMG! These are excellent! Splendid little change up for Fall. 😉---Lynn
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Tips and Tricks
- Do not overbake the cookies. All cookies continue to bake while they sit on the cookie sheets after coming out of the oven, so it's better to slightly underbake them rather than overbake.
- Tap the pan against the counter. The pumpkin puree adds moisture, creating a cookie that won't flatten as easily as one made without it. Tapping the pans against the counter helps the cookies flatten down during the baking process. For this recipe, I do it at the 6-minute mark, then again when the cookies come out of the oven. If you don't tap the cookie sheets, the cookies will still be delicious, but they won't have the crackly tops and will be a little thicker.
- How to make your own pumpkin spice mix. Don't have pumpkin spice mix? No worries. Here's a simple recipe for making your own, and you can adjust the spices to fit your taste. Mix everything together and store in an airtight container for all of your fall baking needs!
- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons teaspoons ginger
- 2 teaspoons. nutmeg
- 1 ½ teaspoons cloves
- 1 ½ teaspoons allspice
Ingredients
- All-purpose flour: Make sure to properly measure your flour. Here is a guide to show how to measure flour.
- Baking soda: to help the cookies rise.
- Cream of tartar: a snickerdoodle isn't a snickerdoodle without cream of tartar. It adds a tanginess to the cookies and helps them rise.
- Salt: a tiny bit to add flavor.
- Pumpkin spice mix: if you don't have a bottle on hand, you can make your own by following my pumpkin spice mix recipe.
- Ground cinnamon: pumpkin spice mix already contains cinnamon, but you'll want a bit of extra too.
- Sugar: I use white sugar for this recipe, the same that I would for classic snickerdoodles.
- Butter: I always bake with salted butter, but you can use unsalted butter if you'd like.
- Egg: you can use a whole egg or omit the egg white and simply use the egg yolk for a richer cookie.
- Vanilla extract: for flavor. Have you ever made your own vanilla? It's easy and makes a great gift.
- Pumpkin puree: not pumpkin pie filling, but 100% pumpkin canned puree.
- Cinnamon and sugar: the cookie dough balls are rolled in a combination of cinnamon and sugar before baking.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Step 1: Cream butter and sugar together. Add egg, vanilla, and pumpkin puree.
Step 2: Combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice. Mix wet ingredients and dry ingredients until just combined. Do not over-mix.
Step 3: Roll cookie dough balls into cinnamon and sugar.
Step 4: Bake cookies for 6 minutes, tap baking sheets against the counter to flatten cookies, then bake for an additional 3-4 minutes. Tap sheets against the counter once more (if necessary), then let cookies cool for 2-3 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
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Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 ½ cups granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin spice
For Rolling
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Cream butter and sugar together with an electric mixer or stand mixer with the paddle attachment.
- Add egg, vanilla, and pumpkin puree and mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl combine flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix just until cookie dough forms. It will be a soft dough.
- Scoop dough using a medium cookie scoop (2 tablespoons) and roll each cookie dough ball in cinnamon and sugar.
- Bake on an ungreased (or parchment paper-lined) baking sheet for 6 minutes. Remove the baking sheet from the oven and tap against the counter a few times to flatten the cookies.Return the cookies to the oven and bake for an additional 3-4 minutes.Tap against the counter once more (if necessary).
- Allow cookies to sit on baking sheets for 2-3 minutes before transferring the cookies to a cooling rack.
Notes
- I only bake 6-9 cookies at a time on a cookie sheet to allow them to spread.
- Tapping the baking sheets against the counter is optional, but helps to flatten the cookies. The pumpkin puree changes the texture, slightly, making them flatten less than a classic snickerdoodle. Tapping the baking sheets during and after baking will yield flat snickerdoodles with the crackly tops.
Lynn says
OMG! These are excellent! Splendid little change up for Fall. 😉
Brandy says
Glad you liked them, Lynn!
Kathy Shields says
Awesome cookies!!!!