Pumpkin drop cookies feature pumpkin puree. Make these chewy, soft pumpkin cookies and bring them to your next fall gathering.
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What Are Pumpkin Drop Cookies?
Pumpkin drop cookies are made with pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spices, unsalted butter, sugar, egg, vanilla extract, flour, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. “Drop cookie” is a term applied to cookie recipes where bakers “drop” cookie dough from a spoon or cookie scoop onto a baking sheet, rather than roll it out or cut it into specific shapes. Popular mix-ins for pumpkin drop cookies include pecans, walnuts, and raisins.
3 Tips for Making Pumpkin Drop Cookies
Pumpkin drop cookies are easily customizable:
- 1. Chill the dough. Chill the dough for an hour before portioning it onto prepared cookie sheets for thick, chewy cookies. Chilling the dough also helps to prevent spreading.
- 2. Customize your mix-ins. You can add mix-ins to give your pumpkin drop cookies more flavor and texture. Most pumpkin drop cookies include raisins and nuts, such as pecans and walnuts. You can also add chocolate chips to make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies.
- 3. Frost your cookie. You can frost or ice your pumpkin cookies to make them even more festive and flavorful. Use royal icing, made with water and confectioners’ sugar, vanilla frosting, or cream cheese frosting.
Spiced Pumpkin Drop Cookie Recipe
makes
45 cookiesprep time
10 mintotal time
20 mincook time
10 minIngredients
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.
- 2
Add the egg, vanilla extract, and pumpkin puree, and beat to combine.
- 3
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- 4
Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture and mix on low speed until combined. Mix in nuts and raisins, if using.
- 5
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or use a silicone baking mat.
- 6
Use a medium cookie scoop (a little over a tablespoon) to scoop the batter and drop them onto the cookie sheet, two inches apart.
- 7
Bake the cookies until the cookies are golden brown and the tops are set, about 8-10 minutes.
- 8
Let the cookies cool slightly on the baking sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
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