Why You’ll Love These Chewy Pumpkin Cookies
Usually, pumpkin cookies are soft and cakey, but these cookies are the exact opposite. They are chewy, and each bite truly melts in your mouth. There is a particular way to make these cookies to achieve a chewy, centred cookie.
Right amount of pumpkin spice. The dough is flavoured with the perfect amount of pumpkin pie spice and then rolled in spiced sugar before baking. Each bite will taste like fall!
These cookies are simple. They require no chill time, which means you can make them in under 30 minutes!
Ingredients
For the Spiced Sugar
- 1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar
- ▢1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
For the Pumpkin Cookies
- ▢3/4 cup (168 g) unsalted butter, softened
- ▢1 cup (220 g) light brown sugar, packed
- ▢2 egg yolks, at room temperature
- ▢2 tsp vanilla
- ▢1/2 cup (122 g) canned pumpkin puree, Libby’s works best
- ▢1 3/4 cups (220 g) all-purpose flour, spooned and levelled
- ▢1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- ▢1/2 tsp baking soda
- ▢1/2 tsp baking powder
- ▢1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
For the Spiced Sugar
- In a small bowl mix the granulated sugar and pumpkin pie spice together. Set aside.1/4 cup (50 g) granulated white sugar,1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
For the cookies
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees (180 Celsius) and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Start by drying your pumpkin. (This step is not optional. The cookies will not bake properly if you skip this step.)Spread the canned pumpkin on a plate and lightly press with a paper towel to absorb the excess liquid. Repeat the step at least four more times. The pumpkin should be dry enough that it goes from being 1/2 cup dried down to just about a 1/4 cup. Hardly any liquid should transfer onto a paper towel once it has been dried enough. Then set aside.1/2 cup (122 g) canned pumpkin puree
- In a small bowl, whisk together the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.1 3/4 cups (220g) all-purpose flour, spooned and levelled,1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice,1/2 tsp baking soda,1/2 tsp baking powder,1/2 tsp salt
- In a large bowl, cream the softened butter and brown sugar together with an electric mixer on high speed for 1-2 minutes until light and fluffy.3/4 cup (168 g) unsalted butter, softened,1 cup (220 g) light brown sugar, packed
- Add in the egg yolks and vanilla and mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 1-2 minutes.2 egg yolks, at room temperature,2 tsp vanilla
- Add in the pumpkin and mix on medium-low speed to combine.
- Add in the dry ingredients and mix on low speed just until combined.
- Scoop the dough with a 2 tbsp cookie scoop, and roll them into balls. Then roll the dough balls in the spiced sugar. (If the dough is too “sticky”, chill it in the fridge for 10 minutes, then proceed.)
- Place the cookie dough balls at least 2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
- Bake the cookies for 12-14 minutes. (12 minutes for really chewy centres, 14 minutes for a slightly crispier cookie). When the cookies are done baking, the centres will be puffy. As they cool, the centres will fall and the cookie will get “wrinkly”.
- Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to finish cooling. They are best enjoyed when they have cooled for at least 15 minutes!
These chewy pumpkin cookies have the perfect amount of pumpkin spice, and each bite truly melts in your mouth. With chewy centres and spiced sugar topping, you will not believe how delicious these fall cookies are!