Pumpkin Cookies #recipe

Pumpkin Cookies

This is from the TikTok live on October 5, 2026.

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Oven: 350°

Bake time: 15-18 minutes (a few more for large cookies)

Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

   OR 1 tsp cinnamon and 1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 cups granulated sugar

1/2 cup butter, softened (1 stick)

1 cup pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla extract or paste

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

If using a mixer, combine all ingredients until well blended.

If mixing by hand, combine dry ingredients.  In a separate bowl, beat sugar and butter until smooth, then mix in vanilla, pumpkin, and egg. Add in dry ingredients by thirds, stirring after each add.

Drop by rounded tablespoons onto the baking sheet leaving space for spreading.  (I use a small ice cream scoop.)

Bake for 15 to 18 minutes until edges are firm.  Cool for a few minutes, then move cookies to a wire rack for complete cooling.

We don't care for glaze but these cookies are great for glazing.  Either bare or glazed, they taste awesome!

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Mercedes Christesen

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