Soft and fragrant, our Pumpkin Spice Cookies are wonderful “as is” or with the cream cheese filling.
See the variation below. Make the cookies slightly smaller if you plan to fill them.
This recipe comes courtesy of The Old Farmer’s Almanac Everyday Baking Cookbook. Click here to browse our Almanac cookbooks!
Using an electric mixer, cream the butter, gradually adding the sugars. Beat in the egg and yolk, pumpkin, and vanilla. Sift the flours, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and spices into a separate bowl. Stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture, a third at a time, until evenly mixed. Cover the dough and refrigerate for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly butter two large baking sheets or line them with parchment paper. With lightly floured hands, roll the dough into 1-1/2-inch-diameter balls and place them on the baking sheets, leaving about 2 inches in between. Bake one sheet at a time on the center oven rack for 16 to 17 minutes. When done, the tops will be dome-shape and yield slightly to light finger pressure. Cool the cookies on the baking sheet for 2 minutes, then transfer them to a rack to cool completely.
Variation: Pumpkin Spice Cookie Filling
Using an electric mixer, cream the cream cheese, gradually beating in the sugar. Add the vanilla and lemon extracts. Beat until smooth. Refrigerate until needed. When the cookies have cooled completely, spread the flat side with some of the filling and press the flat side of a second cookie onto the filling to make a sandwich.
