These Pumpkin Spice Cookies are my seasonal take on a traditional rolled sugar cookie. Tasty as is, and fantastic to use for decorating!
For example, pumpkin spice season - for me - started in early July.
We were elbows deep in all things pumpkin, reveling in warm fall flavors... on the same days we’d go hang out at the local beach.
Today, I’m sharing my recipe for pumpkin spice cutout cookies. This (well, the upcoming, anyway) time of year is all about baked goods, after all!
It’s specifically a rolled pumpkin spice sugar cookie, making it a great recipe for cookie decorating, and a great excuse to make fall leaves cookies, Halloween cookies, or even Thanksgiving cookies.
Fall colors AND fall flavors are always a winning combination, IMHO!
A Note on “Pumpkin Cookies”
To be clear, this is a recipe for pumpkin SPICE sugar cookies, not a pumpkin cookie recipe. There’s no actual pumpkin in this recipe, whether pumpkin puree or otherwise.
While I love pumpkin flavor in general - especially with fall spices - pumpkin purée can add a bit of a wild card to sugar cookie dough.
When making rolled sugar cookies, I love a super predictable, consistent dough - and I find that actual pumpkin sugar cookies tend to spread.
Sorry about that, but trust me - these easy cookies are fantastic nonetheless!
Enjoy them with a cup of tea, a pumpkin spice latter, or mug of hot apple cider... maybe take them on a hike to go look at fall leaves. It’s the perfect way to enjoy this time of year!
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