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Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Hey y’all! I’m back from my blogging hiatus and I’m married! What a surreal few months it has been. Everyone tells you how fast things go, but of course you tell yourself it won’t happen to you. You’ll take the time to savor the details, to remember everything. I’m not going to tell you that it’s impossible, but I will tell you that I now agree with everyone. While it was a fast day, it was the best day I could have asked for. Seeing my brother talk to my friend Lenna from West Virginia or my friends from Chicago meet Ben’s dad, it was surreal. I can’t say that enough. I also can’t say thank you enough to everyone that was involved. I knew I had wonderful friends and family, but I was blown away. I love you all!

Okay enough about me and more about cookies! That’s right, I couldn’t think of a better way to come back to blogging than a pumpkin cookie recipe.

Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

1 stick unsalted butter
1-1/2 cup white sugar
1 large egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup pumpkin (not pie filling)
1-1/3 cup all purpose flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup white sugar & 3 teaspoons cinnamon – for rolling

In your mixer bowl (or a large mixing bowl – if you’re going to use a hand blender), mix your butter and sugar until they’re light and fluffy.

butter sugar

fluffy butter sugar

While that’s mixing, whisk together your flour, baking soda and powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt and set aside.

dry ingredients

To your sugar and butter mixture, add your egg and mix well. With the mixer still going, add your pumpkin and vanilla. Let the mixer work everything together.

pumpkin mixture

Add your dry mixture 1/3 at a time until you’ve got a nice dough formed and all the flour has been incorporated and you have a gorgeous dough.

pumpkin cookie ingredients

pumpkin sugar cookie dough

Chill the dough for 30-60 minutes. While it’s chilling, pre-heat your oven to 350-degrees.

Once your dough is chilled, it should be easier to handle. Using a cookie scoop, scoop out a ball of dough and roll it in your hands until it forms a ball. Roll the ball in your cinnamon sugar mixture.

pumpkin sugar cookie dough ball

Next, place on a parchment lined baking sheet.

pumpkin sugar cookies

Bake at 350-degrees for 10-12 minutes.

pumpkin sugar cookies recipe

soft pumpkin sugar cookie recipe

Feel free to eat them for breakfast. They go well with a hot cup of coffee and a Monday morning!



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