Pumpkin Spice Cookies

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

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 198 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat pumpkin, butter, white sugar, and brown sugar together using an electric mixer in a mixing bowl until creamy. Beat in eggs.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

Roll dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten each ball using a fork, making a crisscross pattern.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are golden and edges are set, about 10 minutes, making sure not to overbake.