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Pumpkin Spice Cookies
These (pumpkin free!) pumpkin spice cookies have all the warm, cozy flavors of fall--no pumpkin needed! They are soft and chewy, sugar-coated cookies similar to snickerdoodles. Just 30 minutes of chilling! Recipe includes a how-to video!
Original recipe: sugarspunrun.com
- Yield:
- 28 servings
- Prep:
- 15 min
- Cook:
- 10 min
- Total:
- 55 min
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Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 1 Tablespoon pumpkin spice
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon table salt
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl (or a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment) combine butter, brown sugar, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon and beat together until smooth and well-creamed.
- Add egg, egg yolk, and vanilla extract and stir on low-speed, pausing periodically to scrape the sides and bottom of the bowl. Stir until well incorporated.
- In a separate, medium-sized bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.
- With mixer on low-speed, gradually (in 3-4 parts)add flour mixture to wet ingredients until completely combined (scrape down sides and bottom of bowl to completely combine).
- Cover bowl with plastic wrap and transfer to refrigerator to chill for 30 minutes. While dough chills, whisk together sugar and pumpkin spice in a small bowl.
- Once dough is nearly done chilling, preheat oven to 350F (175C) and line a baking sheets with parchment paper. Set aside.
- Remove cookie dough from refrigerator and roll into 1 ½ Tablespoon (35g) sized balls. Roll through sugar/pumpkin spice mixture until completely coated and place on prepared baking sheet, spacing at least 2" (5cm) apart.
- Transfer to center rack of 350F (175C) preheated oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, until edges are set (centers should/will still be slightly underdone). Allow to cool completely on baking sheet before removing and enjoying.