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Pumpkin Sugar Cookies Recipe
Snuggle up in your coziest sweater and dive into fall with these deliciously soft, homemade pumpkin sugar cookies. These are EXACTLY what a cookie should be: crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, full of fall pumpkin flavor, then coated in the most satisfying, easy-to-make ginger maple glaze.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 15 large
Calories: 324 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
North American
Ingredients
- ½ cup butter melted
- ½ cup coconut oil melted
- ½ cup canned pumpkin
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon EACH: allspice and nutmeg
The Glaze
- 2 inch piece of ginger
- 1 ¼ cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Add the butter, coconut oil, pumpkin, sugar, and vanilla to a large bowl and beat with electric beaters.
- Add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, sea salt, allspice, and nutmeg to the bowl and beat until a crumbly batter forms.
- Divide the batter into 15 balls, place them onto baking sheets, and press each down to ¼ inch thick cookies. Bake for 12-15 minutes per batch, or until the cookie bottoms start to brown. Remove the cookies from the oven and wait until they are completely cool before you frost them.
- Prepare the glaze just before you frost the cookies. Peel then grate the ginger using a microplane or the small holes on your grater. Squeeze the juice from the grated ginger into a small bowl and discard the pulp. You want to have ½ teaspoon of ginger juice.
- Combine the ginger juice with the powdered sugar and maple syrup in a small bowl. Add one tablespoon of water and mix the glaze. If the glaze is too thick, you can add a small amount of water, ½ teaspoon at a time, until it is thin enough to spoon over the cookies.
- Pour the glaze over the cooled cookies and use a spoon to spread it around. Let the glaze harden for a few minutes and then store the cookies in a sealed container ... or dig in and eat them right away! Note: For an extra treat, double the icing. Wait for the first layer to harden before adding the second coat.
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Notes
- This recipe makes enough icing to thinly cover the cookies. If you'd like a thick layer, as you see in the photos, double the icing recipe.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1 cookie
Calories
324kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
49g
(16%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
10g
(50%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
16mg
(5%)
Sodium
357mg
(15%)
Potassium
58mg
(2%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
28g
(56%)
Vitamin A
1461IU
(29%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
14mg
(1%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 15large
Amount Per Serving
Calories 324
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 cookie | |
| Calories | 324kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 49g | 16% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 16mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 357mg | 15% |
| Potassium | 58mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 28g | 56% |
| Vitamin A | 1461IU | 29% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 14mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.