Best 6 Pumpkin Spice Soft Sugar Cookies Recipes

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Indulge in the warm and comforting flavors of fall with our delectable Pumpkin Spice Soft Sugar Cookies. These cookies are a delightful fusion of sweet pumpkin, aromatic spices, and a hint of molasses, all wrapped in a soft and chewy sugar cookie dough. As you bite into these cookies, you'll be greeted with a burst of pumpkin spice flavors, perfectly balanced by the sweetness of the sugar cookie.

The article features two variations of this classic recipe: a traditional version and a gluten-free version, ensuring that everyone can enjoy these delectable treats. The traditional recipe captures the essence of pumpkin spice with a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves, while the gluten-free version offers a delicious alternative using almond flour and gluten-free rolled oats.

Both recipes are easy to follow and require simple ingredients that are readily available. The step-by-step instructions guide you through the process of making the cookie dough, chilling it, and baking the cookies to perfection. With a few simple steps, you'll have a batch of soft, chewy, and flavorful pumpkin spice sugar cookies that are perfect for cozy fall gatherings, holiday parties, or simply enjoying as a special treat.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

PUMPKIN-SPICE SUGAR COOKIES



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I've been making these quick and easy cookies for over 20 years. They're the first to go at our annual church bake sale.-Paula Marchesi, Lenhartsville, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield 4 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup butter, softened
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs, room temperature
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
Cinnamon sugar, optional

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in eggs. In another bowl, whisk flour and pie spice; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Divide dough in half. Shape each into a disk. Cover and refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll., Preheat oven to 350°. On a lightly floured surface, roll each portion of dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. round cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. If desired, sprinkle with cinnamon sugar., Bake until edges are light brown, 12-14 minutes. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool. Freeze option: Transfer wrapped disks to an airtight container; freeze. To use, thaw dough in refrigerator overnight or until soft enough to roll. Prepare and bake cookies as directed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 96 calories, Fat 4g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 18mg cholesterol, Sodium 34mg sodium, Carbohydrate 14g carbohydrate (8g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

PUMPKIN SPICE SOFT SUGAR COOKIES



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If a homemade pumpkin pie and a soft sugar cookie had little cookies of their own, well, let these speak for themselves. Add your favorite seasoned nuts if you wish. I happened to have had some caramelized sugar I had previously made and I crushed this up and added to the top of some of the cookies just before baking.

Provided by Big C

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Sugar Cookies

Time 20m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 ½ cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
cooking spray
¼ cup white sugar, or as needed

Steps:

  • Beat butter and 2 cups sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth.
  • Sift flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and beat until flour is completely incorporated. Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray baking sheets with cooking spray.
  • Pour 1/4 cup sugar into a shallow bowl.
  • Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Moisten the bottom of a glass with water and dip the glass in sugar. Gently flatten each drop of cookie dough with the bottom of the sugared glass.
  • Bake cookies in the preheated oven until set, 5 to 7 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 124.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16.5 g, Cholesterol 23 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 102.6 mg, Sugar 9.4 g

PUMPKIN SPICE SUGAR COOKIES



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Provided by Wanna Make This?

Categories     dessert

Time 2h

Yield 2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1 large egg, at room temperature
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (see Cook's Note)
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice mix
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1 cup granulated sugar

Steps:

  • Place the butter and brown sugar in a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Beat until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add in the egg and vanilla. Beat until just combined.
  • Whisk together the flour, 1 tablespoon of the pumpkin spice mix, the baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Pour half of the dry ingredients into the butter mixture and beat on low speed until combined. Repeat with the remaining half of the dry ingredients until a thick dough comes together. Chill for at least 1 hour or overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Combine the granulated sugar with the remaining 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice mix in a small bowl.
  • Shape the cookie dough using a heaping tablespoon and roll between your palms to form a round ball. Repeat until all the dough is rolled into balls. Place the balls into the spiced sugar and toss until completely coated. Place onto the prepared baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches of space between each cookie. Use your palms or the tines of a fork to press the cookies into thick disks.
  • Bake until golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes.

PUMPKIN SPICE COOKIES



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Yummy pumpkin spice cookies (similar to peanut butter cookies, but with pumpkin!) Great for Thanksgiving dessert or gift baskets!

Provided by Anna Monteil

Categories     Fruits and Vegetables     Vegetables     Squash

Time 1h25m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup white sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground ginger
½ tablespoon ground nutmeg
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground cloves

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Beat pumpkin, butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together using an electric mixer in a mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs.
  • Sift flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cloves together in a separate bowl. Stir into pumpkin batter. Refrigerate dough for 1 hour.
  • Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball using a fork, making a crisscross pattern.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden and edges are set, about 10 minutes, making sure not to overbake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 197.7 calories, Carbohydrate 29.5 g, Cholesterol 35.8 mg, Fat 8.4 g, Fiber 1.3 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 5.1 g, Sodium 200.2 mg, Sugar 18 g

PUMPKIN SPICE COOKIES



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These big, soft spice cookies created by our staff have a sweet frosting that makes them an extra-special treat. Enjoy! -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 35m

Yield about 2-1/2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 package yellow cake mix (regular size)
1/2 cup quick-cooking oats
2 to 2-1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
1 large egg, room temperature
2 tablespoons canola oil
FROSTING:
3 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
3 to 4 tablespoons orange juice

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cake mix, oats and pie spice. In another bowl, beat pumpkin, egg and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened., Drop by 2 tablespoonfuls onto baking sheets coated with cooking spray; flatten with the back of a spoon. Bake until edges are golden brown, 18-20 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool. , For frosting, combine confectioners' sugar, orange zest and enough orange juice to achieve desired consistency. , Spread over cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 118 calories, Fat 2g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 6mg cholesterol, Sodium 109mg sodium, Carbohydrate 26g carbohydrate (18g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.

PUMPKIN SPICE SOFT SUGAR COOKIES



Pumpkin Spice Soft Sugar Cookies image

If a homemade pumpkin pie and a soft sugar cookie had little cookies of their own, well, let these speak for themselves. Add your favorite seasoned nuts if you wish. I happened to have had some caramelized sugar I had previously made and I crushed this up and added to the top of some of the cookies just before baking.

Provided by Big C

Categories     Sugar Cookies

Time 20m

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 ½ cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
cooking spray
¼ cup white sugar, or as needed

Steps:

  • Beat butter and 2 cups sugar with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth.
  • Sift flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt together in a bowl. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and beat until flour is completely incorporated. Cover dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray baking sheets with cooking spray.
  • Pour 1/4 cup sugar into a shallow bowl.
  • Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto prepared baking sheets. Moisten the bottom of a glass with water and dip the glass in sugar. Gently flatten each drop of cookie dough with the bottom of the sugared glass.
  • Bake cookies in the preheated oven until set, 5 to 7 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 124.3 calories, Carbohydrate 16.5 g, Cholesterol 23 mg, Fat 6.1 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 102.6 mg, Sugar 9.4 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh pumpkin puree for the best flavor. You can make your own puree by roasting a pumpkin and then scooping out the flesh, or you can buy canned pumpkin puree.
  • If you don't have pumpkin pie spice, you can make your own by combining ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground ginger, and ground cloves.
  • If you want a chewier cookie, chill the dough for at least 30 minutes before baking.
  • Be careful not to over-mix the dough, as this will make the cookies tough.
  • Bake the cookies until the edges are just starting to brown.
  • Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Conclusion:

These pumpkin spice soft sugar cookies are the perfect fall treat. They're soft, chewy, and full of pumpkin flavor. With just a few simple ingredients, you can make these delicious cookies in no time. So next time you're craving a sweet treat, give these pumpkin spice soft sugar cookies a try.

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