These Pumpkin Spice Cookies are my seasonal take on a traditional rolled sugar cookie. Tasty as is, and fantastic to use for decorating!
Prep Time25 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Chilling time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr45 minutesmins
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 50Cookies
Calories: 92kcal
Author: Marie Porter
Equipment
Stand Mixeror
Electric Hand Mixer
Rolling Pin
2 Baking Sheets
Parchment Paper
Cookie Cutters
Ingredients
1cupButtersoftened
1 ½cupsBrown sugarpacked
3Large eggs
2teaspoonVanilla extract
3 ¼cupsAll-purpose flour
1 ½tablespoonPumpkin Spice
1 ½teaspoonBaking powder
¾teaspoonSalt
Instructions
In a stand mixer, cream together butter and brown sugar until smooth and fluffy.
Add in eggs a little at a time, beating well between each addition. Add vanilla extract, and mix until well incorporated and smooth.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, pumpkin spice, baking powder, and salt together. Carefully add this dry ingredient mix into wet ingredients, stirring until fully incorporated
Wrap dough in plastic film, chill for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F, line cookie sheets with parchment paper
On a floured counter, roll cookie dough out to about ¼″ thick (can be slightly thicker).
Use cookie cutters to cut out whatever shapes you’d like, place cookies 2″ apart on prepared cookie sheets.
Bake cookies for 8-10 minutes, or until bottoms look lightly golden.
Allow cookies to cool on cookie sheets for at least 5 minutes before moving. Cookies need to cool completely before decorating.