Pumpkin Crinkle Cookies are light, soft, and full of all your favorite fall flavors! These cookies are made with real pumpkin, pumpkin spice, and topped with sweet powdered sugar, to make a pretty treat that’s perfect served with coffee, tea, or warm mulled cider.
I’m going to make the story about these cookies short and sweet. They are AH-MAZING! So amazing in fact that I’ve finally gotten Mr. SS to like something pumpkin. He’s not been a fan until now. My guy is never going to be on the “everything pumpkin” bandwagon but when it comes to these cookies, he’s onboard.
These Pumpkin Crinkle Cookies Are:
- Light and fluffy
- Have a beautiful cake-like texture
- Use homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice for the perfect blend of warm spices
- Our new family favorite cookie
This cookie recipe uses simple pantry ingredients along with pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice mix. I make my own spice blend and it really makes a big difference in the flavor of these cookies. You can find the recipe for my homemade Pumpkin Spice Blend here.
What You Need To Make Pumpkin Crinkle Cookies
- All-Purpose Flour
- Baking Soda
- Baking Powder
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Salt
- White Sugar
- Brown Sugar
- Butter
- Pumpkin Puree
- Egg
- Vanilla
- Powdered Sugar
Tips For Making These Cookies
- Make sure that the butter is softened. This will make blending in the sugars easy.
- Use PUMPKIN PUREE, not pumpkin pie mix.
- The cookie dough is very soft and sticky. That’s ok, just take your time and the cookies will turn out great.
- I use a small scoop to create the balls of dough. Once you’ve scooped out the dough, drop cookie dough balls, one at a time, directly into the bowl with confectioner’s sugar, and roll to coat.
- Place each ball on the baking pan, lined with parchment then dust with more powdered sugar. This will give extra crinkles as the cookies bake.
- As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, remove them from the pan and let cool on a wire rack.
How To Store Pumpkin Crinkle Cookies
Sharing this tip is a bit humorous because the times (5 in 3 weeks) I’ve made these cookies there’s only been a couple leftover. But, in case you do need to store these soft cookies, here’s how:
- Place them in an airtight container and store at room temperature.
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup softened butter
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment and set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
- To the bowl of a stand mixer or in a large bowl using a hand mixer, blend together the sugars and butter. Add in the pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla. Blend until mixed well. Add in the dry ingredients and blend until just mix. Do not over mix the dough.
- Add powdered sugar to a small mixing bowl. Using a small cookie scoop, drop a heaping scoop of dough into the sugar and roll around to coat. Take the ball out of the sugar and roll it in your palm to make a ball. Place cookie ball on prepared pan and dust with additional powdered sugar. Continue making and place about 10 cookies on the pan.
- Bake the cookies in the oven for 13 minutes. Take the pan out of the oven and immediately remove the cookies to a wire rack to cool.
- ***This is cookie dough is very sticky. I've made this recipe many times and the key to making the cookies is to have patience while working quickly to get the cookies coated in the powdered sugar.
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Laurie F,
Saw this recipe months ago and saved it. Pulled it out today to help me get in the mood for the coming holidays and fill the house with wonderful smells of baked pumpkin delights. I usually bake tons of pumpkin loafs in Nov & Dec but thought I’d try something new. Your cookie recipe was a nice change and a similar flavor but bite size. I noticed my cookies were a lot more ‘dome’ shaped coming out of the oven though than yours appears in the photo so I wonder if I need to make an adjustment. I live at 3,700 ft. so I’m right at that area where sometimes recipes are affected and sometimes they aren’t. Any suggestions? Other than the shape, they taste great! Thanks for sharing
Donya
Hey there Laurie!
Thank you so much for your interest in this recipe, I’m so glad to hear that you’re giving it another try! Since I live in a lower altitude area, I do not have a lot of expertise in high altitude baking. I think it’s a safe assumption that the cookies became dome shaped as a result of the altitude, but there are some changes to the recipe that you can make to adjust for that. I came across a blogger a while back that specializes in high altitude baking because of where she lives, and I will copy and paste a link at the bottom of this comment that details the adjustments you’ll need to make while baking at a higher altitude. I hope this is helpful, let me know how everything turns out if you give the recipe another try!
https://www.wheatmontana.com/content/high-altitude-baking-how-make-your-recipes-work-mountains
~Donya
Patsy
Do you have a recipe for old fashion raisin pie, (no sour cream)
Donya
Hey there Patsy!
No, at this time I do not have a recipe on my blog for an old fashioned raisin pie, but I will definitely keep it in mind. Thank you for your interest in my content, I hope you have a great rest of your day!
~Donya
Bethann Odell
Best pumpkin cookies EVER
Thank you so much! I’m tickled that you liked them.
Have a wonderful day, sweetie!
~Donya
creed
Love it!!!
So glad you liked them!
Have a great day,
~Donya