Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

Soft, pillowy, and full of cozy fall flavors, these soft batch pumpkin sugar cookies are the perfect treat! With a melt-in-your-mouth texture and a hint of warm spices, they're a deliciously sweet way to celebrate pumpkin season.

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Course: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15

Cook Time: 12

Additional Time: 5

Total Time: 5

Servings: Cookies

Calories: 118kcal

Ingredients

1 Cup Butter softened
1 Cup Sugar divided
1 Cup Brown Sugar
1 Cup Pumpkin Puree
2 Egg Yolks
2 Teaspoons Vanilla Extract
3 Cups All-Purpose Flour
½ Teaspoon Baking Powder
½ Teaspoon Baking Soda
½ Teaspoon Salt
1 ½ Teaspoons Cinnamon
2 ½ Teaspoons Pumpkin Spice

Instructions

In a stand mixer or mixing bowl with a hand mixer, cream together the butter, ½ cup sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy about 2-3 minutes. Add pumpkin puree, egg yolks, and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice. Add dry to wet ingredients and mix. The dough will be soft.
Place the remaining sugar in a small bowl and use a 2 Tablespoon cookie scoop to measure the dough and drop into a into the ball. Roll the dough in the sugar and place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper about 2 inches apart.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes until the edges begin to brown. Allow the cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 5 minutes then transfer to a wire rack to cool.

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