Description
These Pumpkin Spice Cookies are a delightful treat, featuring a blend of warm spices like cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, all-spice, and cloves, combined with a soft, chewy texture. They are rolled in a cinnamon-sugar mixture before baking, creating a sweet and aromatic crust.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Unsalted Butter softened, room temperature
- 1 cup Granulated Sugar
- 1/2 cup Light Brown Sugar
- 2 large Eggs, room temperature
- 2 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2 3/4 cup All-purpose Flour
- 2 tsp Cream of Tartar
- 1 tsp Baking Soda
- 1 tsp ground Cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground Ginger
- 1/2 tsp Nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground All-spice
- 1/8 tsp ground Cloves
- 1 tsp Kosher Salt
Sugar-rolling Mixture
- 1/3 cup Sugar
- 2 tbsp Cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp Nutmeg (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F (325 convection bake). Line 1-2 large baking sheet(s) with parchment paper. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to cream softened butter and sugar for ~5 minutes. Mixture will be light in colour and fluffy. Scrape down sides of bowl and mix one final time.
- Add eggs, one by one, and vanilla extract. Mix each egg with butter mixture until it is well combined before proceeding.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt, and spices (cinnamon, all-spice, nutmeg, ginger, cloves). Whisk mixture together to sift and aerate.
- Slowly, add flour mixture to wet (butter/sugar/egg) mixture. Scrape down sides of the bowl and mix one final time.
- In a small, shallow bowl, combine sugar and spices (cinnamon +/- nutmeg) for sugar rolling.
- Create small dough balls approximately 1 tbsp in size and drop into sugar mixture. Roll dough balls in sugar until completely coated, round, and smooth. Coat in sugar for a second time.
- Place dough balls on baking sheet spaced ~2″ apart.
- Bake cookies for ~11 minutes or until cookies have spread and are slightly firm at the edges. Remove from oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet. Cookies will crack as they cool.
- Enjoy!
Notes
- Ensure butter and eggs are at room temperature for best results.
- Don’t overmix the dough once the flour is added.
- The second coating of sugar helps create a nice crust and visual appeal.
- Cookies will be soft when they come out of the oven and will firm up as they cool.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 11 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American