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The Fluffiest Pumpkin Cookies

A nostalgic Autumn treat complete with Brown Sugar Glaze

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Sam Livingston
Oct 25 2021 | min read
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A nostalgic Autumn treat complete with Brown Sugar Glaze


My mom has been making these cookies my whole life, first discovering them through someone she met at Newcomers a bit after I was born, and I’ve looked forward to them every Autumn that I can remember. These cookies are light and fluffy and easily my favorite pumpkin-forward treat: I’ve made some tweaks to the original recipe from 23 years ago or so, and I’m happy to share the details with you here.


Ingredients:

For the cookies

  • 2 1/2 cups baking flour

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 1 tsp baking powder

  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon

  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg

  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 1/2 cup butter at room temperature

  • 1 1/2 cups light brown sugar

  • 1 cup packed pumpkin purée

  • 1 large egg

  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract


For the Glaze

  • 1 cup light brown sugar

  • 4 Tbsp milk of choice

  • 1 Tbsp melted butter

  • 1 tsp pure vanilla extract



Directions:

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°

  2. Combine dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a medium bowl until fully blended.

  3. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add pumpkin, egg and vanilla to the bowl and beat until light and creamy.

  4. Mix in dry ingredients until well combined and a soft dough has formed.

  5. Grease a baking sheet or line one with parchment paper and add 1 Tbsp-sized scoops of the dough onto the baking sheet.

  6. Bake for 15-20 minutes at 350° (airing on the shorter side), remove from the oven and let cool for a couple of minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.

  7. Once the cookies have cooled a bit, combine the sugar, milk, butter and vanilla extract in a small bowl and use a pastry brush to add it to the top of the cookies, or simply pour a little bit over the top of each cookie if you don’t have a brush. Enjoy!


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