I want to snickerdoodle THE WORLD!
Is snickerdoodle a verb? Because I just snickerdoodled a pumpkin cookie. What should I snickerdoodle next? There are so many options out there. The world is my oyster!
I have tried whole wheat snicker doodles and vanilla bean snickerdoodles but I wanted to make something crazy!
And what is crazier than PUMPKIN in the early days of SPRING!
Yup… I am soo wakko. You know I’d be fun at parties. Hopefully I can think of something crazier than this in the next month..
So the main thing that you want in a snickerdoodle (or that I want) is for your cookies to be fat. Like sink your teeth into, melt in your mouth, irresistibly plump cookies. So when I make snickerdoodle cookies, I never press them down on the baking sheet. Leaving them in ball form means that you can take a huge fluffy bite.
These snickerdoodles aren’t your run of the mill regular snickerdoodles. The sugar coating for these guys also includes ground ginger along with your regular cinnamon sugar mixture. I mean, can you get any more fall than with these cookies?
You may be wondering why I am already dreaming about fall when Spring has only just begun? I would like to say that the fall flavors never die. At least not in my house they don’t.
What you need to make Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
You don’t need much at all. All you need is:
- butter
- brown & white sugar
- pumpkin puree
- egg
- vanilla
- flour
- baking powder
- cinnamon
- nutmeg
- ground ginger
That’s it!
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Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 cup salted butter, softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
Topping
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground ginger
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Mix in the pumpkin puree, then beat in the egg and vanilla until fully incorporated.
- In a separate medium bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg.
- Slowly mix in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients until fully incorporated. Cover and chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Mix the coating ingredients together in a small bowl. Scoop 1 tablespoon dough balls and roll into the sugar mixture. Place the dough balls onto the prepared baking sheet, about 1-2 inches apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 12-14 minutes, or until the edges are golden. Let cool on the baking sheets about 3 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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This is going to be one of my Fall favorites to make every year.
Yay1 That makes me so happy to hear 🙂
Wow these were so delicious and easy to put together. The kids loved them!
Kid approved is always such a great compliment. Glad they enjoyed it 🙂
Whipped up a batch of these this afternoon and they do not disappoint! Turned out perfectly light, fluffy and delicious! Easily, a new favorite treat!
So glad it was a hit!
These snickerdoodles were perfect! So soft with the perfect pumpkin flavor!
I am so glad you liked it!
They sound yummy- I love snickerdoodles! 🙂
What a fantastic idea to add pumpkin to a snickerdoodle!!! Love the texture of these cookies!
These cookies are scrumptious. Yummy yummy 🙂
I love that you're keeping autumn alive–pumpkin forever! These cookies look incredibly soft and tender–yum!
Snickerdoodle certainly should be a verb, if it isn't. And your goal of snickerdoodling the world is so worthy! Who doesn't want to be snickerdoodled? 😉 Fun post, super recipe. Thanks.
Cathleen, these cookies look so good, light and tender…like the pumpkin in it…yum!
Have a great week 🙂
Yay for snickerdoodles! I love that you're using pumpkin all year round – you're speaking my language! 🙂
These are the puffiest snickerdoodles ever! I love how pillowy they look, and the addition of ginger in the coating sounds fantastic!
Snickerdoodles are my favorite, how smart to add pumpkin.