This easy Pumpkin Snickerdoodle cookie recipe is the perfect seasonal twist on an old classic, with hints of pumpkin spice flavor. They’re thick, chewy and delicious.
Looking for more pumpkin recipes? Try my Healthy Pumpkin Muffins, Pumpkin French Toast, or a Classic Pumpkin Roll!
Why I love this recipe:
- Unique – The hint of pumpkin, cinnamon and sugar make this the best cookie for Fall and the holidays.
- Texture– A good snickerdoodle needs to have a slight crisp on the outside, but be soft and chewy, and these have the perfect texture.
- Easy – With just a few steps, this pumpkin cookie recipe is simple, and my kids love helping form the dough balls and roll them in the cinnamon sugar.
How to make Pumpkin Snickerdoodles:
Cream Butter and Sugar: Mix together butter and shortening until smooth. Add granulated sugar and brown sugar and cream together until light and fluffy.
Finish Cookie Dough: Mix in eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla. Add the flour, pumpkin pie spice, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt and stir until combined. Cover bowl and refrigerate dough for 20 minutes.
Roll in Cinnamon Sugar: Scoop refrigerated dough into balls and roll balls in cinnamon sugar. Place on parchment or silpat lined baking sheet 2 inches apart.
Press: Using the palm of your hand, slightly press down on each cookie.
Bake at 375 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes (don’t over bake!). Remove pumpkin spice snickerdoodles immediately to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Storage and Freezing Instructions:
To Store: Keep these pumpkin spice cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for 2-3 days.
To Freeze: Let cool completely then place them in a freezer safe bag in the freezer for up to 2-3 months.
Recipe Variations:
- Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cheesecake Cookies: Add some cream cheese frosting on top after they have cooled.
- Classic Snickerdoodles Cookies
- Snickerdoodle Bars
- Snickerdoodle Muffins
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Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter , softened
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 3/4 cups granulated sugar
- ¾ cups light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- ½ cup pumpkin puree canned, or homemade
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup granulated sugar , for rolling the dough balls
- 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon , for rolling the dough balls
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking tray with parchment paper or silpat liner.
- Combine wet ingredients: Mix together butter and shortening until smooth. Add granulated sugar and brown sugar and cream together for a few minutes, until light and fluffy. Mix in eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla.
- Add dry ingredients: Add the flour, pumpkin pie spice, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt and stir until combined.
- Refrigerate dough for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a separate small bowl mix ¼ cup granulated sugar and 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon.
- Roll into balls and roll each ball in cinnamon sugar. Place on baking sheet, 2 inches apart. Using the palm of your hand or bottom of a glass, lightly flatten each cookie dough ball.
- Bake 8 to 10 minutes (don’t over bake!) Remove immediately to a cooling rack to cool completely.
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I originally shared this recipe September 2022. Updated September 2023.
