Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe
These pumpkin oatmeal cookies are extra soft and chewy, filled with cinnamon and just the right amount of pumpkin flavor.
Servings: 20 cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin spice*
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 large egg yolk discard the egg white
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoons pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
- 1 1/4 cups old-fashioned oats
Instructions
- In a large bowl whisk together the flour, pumpkin spice, baking soda and salt.
- In a separate large bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar and white sugar until fluffy.
- Mix in the egg yolk and vanilla extract.
- Blot the pumpkin puree with a paper towel and squeeze out the excess liquid. Then beat the pumpkin into the butter mixture.
- With the mixer on low speed, mix the dry ingredients into the pumpkin batter.
- Mix in the oats.
- Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for 30 minutes.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350F degrees and line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- Using a 1.5 tablespoon cookie scoop (or a spoon and your hands), scoop the dough, roll it into balls, and place 2 inches apart on the lined cookie sheets. Flatten each cookie down so that it's about 1/3 inch thick.
- Bake the cookies 1 sheet at a time on the middle rack of the preheated oven for about 8-10 minutes, or until the tops look just set.
- Cool on the cookie tray for at least 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
*If you don't have pumpkin spice on hand, you can make your own with 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder, 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves. Or you could simply use 1 teaspoon of cinnamon instead.
Store cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.
Nutrition
Calories: 128kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 42mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 854IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg