Description
Homemade Pumpkin Sugar Cookies blend autumn’s warmth with sweet comfort, delivering classic fall flavors in each delightful bite. Buttery, spiced cookies promise a delectable journey through seasonal baking that you’ll savor with pure delight.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter
Spices and Seasonings:
- 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 0.25 teaspoon ground ginger
- 0.25 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 0.33 teaspoon salt
Frosting Ingredients:
- 8 ounces cream cheese
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2.5 cups powdered sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 0.25 teaspoon salt
- 0.33 cup granulated sugar
- 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and prepare an electric mixer for creaming butter and sugar until light and fluffy, approximately 2-3 minutes.
- Incorporate pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla extract into the butter mixture, blending until smooth and homogeneous.
- In a separate bowl, thoroughly combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and nutmeg. Gradually fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients, ensuring complete integration by scraping bowl sides.
- Refrigerate dough for 30 minutes to enhance handling and texture.
- Create a cinnamon-sugar coating by mixing granulated sugar and ground cinnamon in a shallow dish.
- Extract chilled dough and form uniform balls, approximately 2 tablespoons each.
- Roll each dough ball completely in cinnamon-sugar mixture, ensuring full coverage.
- Arrange coated cookie balls on parchment-lined baking sheet, spacing them 1 inch apart.
- Gently flatten each cookie using the back of a spoon or palm.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes until cookie edges develop a subtle golden-brown hue.
- Allow cookies to rest on baking sheet for several minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack for complete cooling.
Notes
- Ensure butter is softened at room temperature for smooth, even mixing and better cookie texture.
- Chilling the dough helps prevent spreading and creates a more tender, structured cookie with concentrated flavors.
- Use fresh, high-quality pumpkin puree for the most vibrant autumn taste and avoid watery consistency.
- Adjust spice levels to personal preference, increasing or decreasing cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg for a customized flavor profile.
- Prep Time: 40 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 24
- Calories: 160
- Sugar: 14 g
- Sodium: 125 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 23 g
- Fiber: 0.5 g
- Protein: 1.5 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg