These Pumpkin Crinkle Cookies are soft, fluffy, and packed with fall flavors. The dough is rolled in granulated and powdered sugar, giving them a beautiful cracked appearance.
Author:Alex Lee
Prep Time:15 minutes
Cook Time:10 minutes
Total Time:25 minutes
Yield:24 cookies 1x
Category:Dessert
Method:Baking
Cuisine:American
Diet:Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup pumpkin puree
½ cup granulated sugar
½ cup brown sugar – packed
½ cup vegetable oil – or canola oil
1 large egg – beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
For Rolling: 1 cup powdered sugar
For Rolling: ½ cup granulated sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
Mix together dry ingredients in a medium bowl: all purpose flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, salt.
In a separate large bowl, mix the vegetable oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract.
Add in the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix just until they are combined. The dough will be quite sticky.
Add the granulated sugar and powdered sugar (for rolling) to two separate small bowls.
Drop 1 Tbsp of cookie dough into the granulated sugar. Toss it around the sugar, then gently form into a ball with hands.
Place in the bowl of powdered sugar and toss it around until it’s evenly coated.
Place on baking sheet 2″ apart. Repeat with until the rest of the dough is prepared.
Bake for 9-10 minutes, until the cookies are puffy and cracked.
Let cool 3 minutes, then transfer to a rack using a spatula to cool completely.
Notes
Ensure the cookie dough is sticky for best results.
Store cookies in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
Can be topped with a cream cheese frosting for extra sweetness.