Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

A hint of Pumpkin, Sugar and Cinnamon make up this recipe for Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies; the perfect cookie to share at all fall and winter festivities.

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies; Slightly Sweet Fall Recipe, TrishSutton.com

Pumpkin is EVERYWHERE. Am I right? It seems like this time of year you can get anything Pumpkin flavored and almost everyone wants whatever it is to be Pumpkin flavored.

Enter Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies. A recipe not meant to join the masses; rather a soft cookie with just a little bit of Pumpkin for EVERYONE. Including those of us who just ‘like’ Pumpkin a little bit

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Supplies

Ingredients:

  • 2 1/2 Cups Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pumpkin Spice
  • 2 Cups Sugar, divided
  • 1 3/4 sticks Butter, softened
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1/2 Cup 100% Pure Pumpkin Puree

Directions:

In a medium size mixing bowl, blend Flour, Baking Powder, Salt, 1 /2 teaspoon of Cinnamon and Pumpkin Spice then set aside.

In a large size bowl mix 1 1/2 cups of Sugar with softened Butter until creamed.

Add Egg, Vanilla and Pumpkin Puree to the creamed mixture then mix until well combined.

Slowly add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until it is well combined.

Refrigerate Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies dough for two hours.

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies; Slightly Sweet Fall Recipe, TrishSutton.com

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

In a shallow dish mix 1/2 cup Sugar and 1 teaspoon of Ground Cinnamon.

Roll cookie dough into one inch sized balls then roll in Sugar Cinnamon mix.

Place on lined baking sheet then lightly press dough ball down. (I use the bottom of a flat glass.)

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies; Slightly Sweet Fall Recipe, TrishSutton.com

Bake cookies for 12 minutes at 350 degrees.

Remove Pumpkin Cookies from oven and allow them to cool for two minutes on hot pan before placing them on a cooling rack to cool completely.

Store Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies in an airtight container.

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies; Slightly Sweet Fall Recipe, TrishSutton.com

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Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

A hint of Pumpkin, Sugar and Cinnamon makes up this recipe for Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies; the perfect cookie to share at all fall and winter festivities.

Servings 3 dozen
Author Trish

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups Flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon Pumpkin Spice
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 1 3/4 sticks Butter
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla
  • 1/2 cup 100% Pure Pumpkin Puree

Instructions

  1. In a medium size mixing bowl, blend Flour, Baking Powder, Salt, 1 /2 teaspoon of Cinnamon and Pumpkin Spice then set aside.

  2. In a large size bowl mix 1 1/2 cups of Sugar with Butter until creamed.

  3. Add Egg, Vanilla and Pumpkin Puree to the creamed mixture then mix until well combined.

  4. Slowly add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture and stir until it is well combined.

  5. Refrigerate Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies dough for two hours.

  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

  7. In a shallow dish mix 1/2 cup Sugar and 1 teaspoon of Ground Cinnamon.

  8. Roll cookie dough into one inch sized balls then roll in Sugar Cinnamon mix.

  9. Place on lined baking sheet then lightly press dough ball down. (I use the bottom of a flat glass.)

  10. Bake cookies for 12 minutes at 350 degrees.

  11. Remove Pumpkin Cookies from oven and allow them to cool for two minutes on hot pan before placing them on a cooling rack to cool completely.

  12. Store Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies in an airtight container.


About Trish

When this sleep deprived self proclaimed tea addict is not creating content for this here blog, Trish can most often be found at the Soccer field or watching a football game. Trish is a passionate volunteer, contract accountant, avid fan of the Dallas Cowboys and will only eat Oreos in pairs. She has two boys born sixteen years apart and her favorite place in the world is by her husband's side - preferably in a football stadium, at Disneyland or in San Diego.