Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients

  • 3 cups flour

  • 1 teaspoon baking powder

  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon

  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened to room temperature

  • ⅔ cup granulated white sugar

  • ⅓ cup packed brown sugar

  • 1 egg

  • ½ cup pumpkin puree

  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract


Steps

  1. Cream the butter and the sugars in a stand mixer until light and fluffy

  2. Add the egg and mix until well combined

    1. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed

  3. Add the vanilla extract and pumpkin puree and mix until combined

  4. Add the baking powder, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice and mix again

  5. Gradually add 3 cups of flour to the dough, mixing between each flour addition and scraping down the sides of the bowl

  6. Transfer the cookie dough to a sheet of plastic wrap and cover the dough

  7. Refrigerate the dough for at least 1 hour

  8. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

  9. Generously spread flour over a clean counter

  10. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper

  11. Working in sections, roll the dough out until it is ¼ of an inch thick (keep the remaining dough refrigerated as you work)

  12. Firmly press the desired cookie cutter shapes into the dough to cut the cookies

  13. Transfer the cut cookies to the parchment paper lined tray

  14. Bake the cookies for 9 to 11 minutes

  15. Remove the cookies from the oven and cool for 5 minutes

  16. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely


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