Pumpkin Cookie
Soft and spiced pumpkin cookies, dusted with confectioners' sugar. Perfect for autumn baking.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter room temperature
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar firmly packed
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 1 cup pumpkin purée canned or homemade
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 cup milk
- sifted confectioners' sugar for dusting
Nutrition (per serving, estimated)
Estimated based off 10 of 12 identified ingredients (per 100 g food data, scaled by amount).
Vitamins & minerals
- Calcium: 22.8 mg
- Iron: 0.74 mg
- Magnesium: 12.1 mg
- Phosphorus: 22.6 mg
- Potassium: 79.2 mg
- Zinc: 0.15 mg
Let's Prepare
Collect
Gather these ingredients — no prep needed yet.
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/2 cup milk
Prepare
- Bring 1/2 cup butter to room temperature
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
- 1 cup pumpkin purée, canned or homemade
- sifted confectioners' sugar, for dusting
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Preheat the oven to 375°F. Grease baking sheets or line them with parchment paper.
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Step 2.
In a large mixing bowl, cream together 1/2 cup room-temperature butter, 1/2 cup granulated sugar, and 1/2 cup firmly packed light brown sugar until light and fluffy, about 2-3 minutes.
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Step 3.
Beat in 1/4 cup molasses and 1 egg until well combined. Then stir in 1 cup pumpkin purée until smooth.
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Step 4.
In a separate bowl, sift together 2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon, and 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg.
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Step 5.
Gradually stir the flour mixture into the creamed mixture, alternating with 1/2 cup milk, mixing until just combined. Do not overmix.
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Step 6.
Drop rounded teaspoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart.
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Step 7.
Bake at 375°F for about 12 minutes, until the cookies are set and lightly browned around the edges.
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Step 8.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 1 minute, then transfer them to wire racks to cool completely.
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Step 9.
Dust the cooled cookies with sifted confectioners' sugar before serving.