A warming blend of DIY pumpkin spice ups the coziness factor in these soft and simple pumpkin cookies from recipe developer Farideh Sadeghin.
Featured in “Pumpkin Spice Is Here to Stay—Let’s Embrace It.”
Yield: 20 Time: 2 hours 20 minutes Ingredients For the pumpkin spice: 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon ¾ tsp. ground ginger ½ tsp. ground nutmeg ¼ tsp. ground allspice ¼ tsp. ground cloves For the cookies: 1¾ cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. cream of tartar 1 tsp. kosher salt 12 Tbsp. unsalted butter, softened 1 cup light brown sugar 2 large egg yolks ⅓ cup canned pumpkin purée 2 tsp. vanilla extract ¼ cup sugar Instructions Make the pumpkin spice: In a small bowl, stir together the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves. Make the cookies: In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, 1 tablespoon of the pumpkin pie spice, the baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, or in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the butter and brown sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
