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21 best pumpkin cookie recipes at your fingertips! This huge list of recipes for pumpkin cookies includes a wide variety of from-scratch recipes and a couple made with cake mix.
I’ve also included several healthy recipes and others that are topped with creme cheese frosting and more! So no matter your diet, you’re sure to find the perfect cookie recipe for you and your family.
These pumpkin cookie recipes will be a delicious addition to your fall and holiday festivities, and I bet many of them will become family favorites. Use them to make the perfect fall dessert recipe!
You will love these recipes if you prefer a delicious, old-fashioned pumpkin cookie! If you favor a healthy cookie, it’s here as well. Vegan or keto diet, no problem; I’ve included something for you.
Tips For Keeping Cookies Soft & Moist After Baking
Cookies will be soft and chewy when they come out of the oven. But they can become hard or crunchy once they cool. If crunchy cookies are not a family favorite, try these tips to keep them moist longer.
- Use cake flour instead of all-purpose flour. The proteins in flour are a contributing factor to how soft cookies will be. Cake flour is lighter in protein and makes for softer and lighter cookies.
- Use brown sugar in place of white sugar. Brown sugar draws less moisture than white cane sugar, so baking with it and then undercutting a small amount will help to soften cookies.
- Use melted butter primarily for baking. Butter is largely made up of water; melting it before baking with it helps add water and fat, adding flavor and softness.
Keeping Cookies Fresh
Cookies keep fresh longer if they are kept in an airtight container. Once they have completely cooled to room temperature, store them in plastic containers or bags.
They will keep fresh on the counter for two to three weeks and then in the freezer for up to three to four months, and then they begin to lose their flavor.
If your house is anything like mine, there’s no need to store them in the freezer. They don’t last that long. So I keep this cute airtight cookie jar on the counter. It has a silicon seal that creates a pressure-fitted airtight seal. It’s perfect for keeping cookies fresh.
Storing Cookies
- Store different flavors separately. Over time, combined flavors like pumpkin spice or oatmeal will begin to blend.
- If you store several layers of cookies in a container, use parchment paper between them to make them easy to separate.
- Storing cookies in the refrigerator will dry them out. The cool air will absorb their moisture and cause them to become dry and taste bland.
Now that we’ve discussed how to keep pumpkin cookies or any cookie recipe moist and the best tips for storing them, let’s get to the best part – the recipes.
But before we do, I have to tell you about these wonderful pumpkin bread recipes or these pumpkin cake recipes, but then don’t forget the muffins.
21 Easy & Delicious Pumpkin Cookie Recipes
I’ve gathered together some really awesome recipes and then divided them into categories so you can jump to what recipe fits your dietary needs. I’d suggest printing out all 21 recipes and starting yourself a go-to cookie recipe booklet.
I know you’ll struggle with your favorite, and I promise you that you’ll want to try them all. Some are made from scratch with only fresh ingredients, while others will be quicker and use a cake mix.
A few use canned pumpkin, and then others use homemade pumpkin puree. But either one can be used in all the recipes.
And if you are making your own homemade pumpkin puree, don’t toss out the seeds. Roasted pumpkin seeds make for a great snack and are easy to make.
If you like pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, you’ll find several of these too. Or if cream cheese frosting or oatmeal is your choice, then your new favorite is on the list.
This list is to give you options. So you are not tied to one boring pumpkin cookie recipe.
21 Easy Pumpkin Cookie Recipes
These pumpkin cookie recipes are melt-in-your-mouth delicious, and I'm sure you'll find a new family favorite no matter your dietary needs.
Cinnamon, Oatmeal, Spices, Chocolate Chips, Snickerdoodles, and More
Filled with all the goodies beyond pumpkin puree. These cookie recipes are perfect for your holiday parties.
These pumpkin spice oatmeal cookies are full of fall flavors, with hints of spice, pumpkin puree, and a touch of maple syrup. They are easy to make, and they come together in around half an hour.
These sourdough pumpkin cookies are melt-in-your-mouth delicious! Perfect for the fall season.
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles are the perfect fall cookie. Loaded with pumpkin spice, each cookie is soft, chewy, and absolutely delicious!
These Soft Pumpkin Cookies are the perfect fall treat! A delicious pumpkin spice cookie recipe that is light, fluffy and easy to make.
These pumpkin cutout cookies are perfect for decorating sugar cookies with either Royal icing or buttercream!
This soft and chewy Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies has a subtle pumpkin flavor and is infused with pumpkin spice. Its crazy delicious!
These Pumpkin Cheesecake Sugar Cookie Bars start with a sugar cookie crust filled with pumpkin cheesecake filling, then are topped with more sugar cookie dough and sprinkled with cinnamon chips! The perfect combination of sweet treats for fall.
These easy, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are soft, chewy and delicious. Packed with cinnamon and nutmeg flavor that makes them cozy and delicious.
Pumpkin oatmeal cookies are chewy and a little bit crispy, with the perfect amount of pumpkin spice flavor. Make this delicious and cozy fall cookie anytime you’re craving pumpkin!
These Pumpkin Snickerdoodles are a soft, chewy and fluffy cookie packed full of pumpkin and cinnamon flavor. These buttery cookies will fly off the cookie plate, and taste like fall!
Pumpkin biscotti are the perfect fall cookie. Curl up with a warm cup of coffee and a couple of these not-to-sweet cookies.
This Pumpkin Spice Biscotti is perfect for dunking into a pumpkin spice latte! Lightly spiced with pumpkin spice, then drizzled with white and dark chocolate, this is an easy recipe for all to enjoy.
Frosted Pumpkin Cookies Made With Cake Mix
Love pumpkin cookies but don't have the time from making them from scratch. These cookie recipes use a cake mix to make baking even faster.
These soft and chewy frosted pumpkin cookies with cake mix are gooey, sweet with just the right amount of pumpkin spice! Quick, easy, and cozy these delicious cake mix pumpkin cookies are always a hit and full of fall flavors.
Healthy Pumpkin Cookie Recipes
Not all pumpkin cookies have to be off limits. These pumpkin cookies recipes are on the healthier side. Keto | Vegan | Dairy Free
One bowl and no chill time. These vegan gluten-free pumpkin chocolate chip cookies will practically melt in your mouth.
These pumpkin spice cookies are super soft and wonderfully cakey, with a cozy flavor of pumpkin spice. Easy to bake too!
These Vegan Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies are the perfect fall-flavored, nutritious treats. A fun spin-off of your classic oatmeal cookies made healthier, oil-free, and gluten-free.
These soft pumpkin cookies are super yummy, and the best thing is: they are sugar-free and low-carb.
These Healthy Pumpkin Cookies are soft and chewy inside with a crisp exterior packed with pumpkin seeds for texture. Best of all, all you need is a single bowl and 30 minutes for this healthy snack!
Sweet Pumpkins Cookies with Icing
If you prefer your pumpkin cookies to be covered with cream cheese icing or with icing of any sort, then here you go. Find your new favorite here!
These pumpkin spice snickerdoodles have a French Vanilla chia glaze that makes these already delicious cookies even more delicious! They’re chewy, fluffy, delicate, shiny, and perfectly spiced.
These pumpkin cookies are easy to make and taste so good. They are the perfect pumpkin treat to try this fall!
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles are the perfect fall cookie. They are easy to make, perfectly chewy, and full of flavor.
So tell me, what cookie recipes are your favorites? Do you prefer a healthier style cookie or an old-fashioned oatmeal pumpkin, or do you prefer to go all out and enjoy the sweet goodness of pumpkin cookies smothered with creamy icing?
Share your favorite in the comments below.
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Dianne Hadorn is the owner of Hidden Springs Homestead, nestled in the hills of East Tennessee. A Master Gardener and lifelong homesteader, she teaches families how to grow real food, preserve it with confidence, and depend less on the grocery store. Through her practical, down-to-earth approach, Dianne has become a trusted source for beginners who want to build a sustainable lifestyle and fill their pantries with food they’ve grown themselves.