Cranberry Pumpkin Cookies

These soft pumpkin-cranberry cookies filled with fresh cranberries and chopped walnuts are perfect for your holiday dessert table.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 90 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 cup solid pack pumpkin puree
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 1 large egg
• 1 cup halved fresh cranberries
• 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.5 cup butter, softened
• 2.25 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease two cookie sheets.

Step 2

Remove from the oven and transfer to wire racks to cool.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes.

Step 4

Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Mix in pumpkin purée, egg, and vanilla.

Step 5

Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together into a medium bowl. Stir flour mixture into pumpkin mixture until well blended. Stir in cranberries, walnuts, and orange zest. Drop teaspoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.