Description
Pumpkin Spice Cutouts are delightful soft pumpkin cookies with warm spices that are perfect for fall or Halloween. These cookies are easy to make and can be decorated with royal icing for a festive touch.
Ingredients
Scale
Cookies:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Optional for Decorating:
- Royal icing or glaze
Instructions
- Cream Butter and Sugars: In a large bowl, cream together the butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add Wet Ingredients: Beat in the pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Combine Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.
- Combine Wet and Dry Mixtures: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing until a soft dough forms.
- Chill Dough: Divide the dough in half, flatten into discs, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat and Roll: Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and roll out one disc of dough at a time on a floured surface to 1/4 inch thickness.
- Cut and Bake: Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters and place on baking sheets. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes until edges are golden.
- Cool and Decorate: Let cool on baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack. Decorate with icing once cooled.
Notes
- For more defined shapes, chill the cut cookie shapes on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before baking.
- These cookies are soft and cake-like with a gentle pumpkin spice flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus 1 hour chilling time)
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 9 g
- Sodium: 65 mg
- Fat: 5 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 19 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 20 mg
