Pumpkin Spice Soft Sugar Cookies

A delicious cross between a pumpkin pie and soft sugar cookies, these pumpkin spice sugar cookies are loaded with all the flavors of fall.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 5 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 124 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
• cooking spray
• 1.5 cups butter, softened
• 3.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2.25 cups white sugar, divided, or as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Beat 2 cups sugar and butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat until smooth.

Step 2

Sift flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt together. Add flour mixture to butter mixture and beat until flour is completely incorporated. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour.

Step 3

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray baking sheets with cooking spray.

Step 4

Pour remaining 1/4 cup sugar into a shallow bowl. Fill another small bowl with water.

Step 5

Drop spoonfuls of dough 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Moisten the bottom of a glass with water, then dip it in sugar. Gently flatten cookie dough with the bottom of the sugared glass, rewetting and dipping as necessary.

Step 6

Bake in the preheated oven until set, 5 to 7 minutes.