Glazed pumpkin sugar cookies are the best way to enjoy pumpkin spice and Fall flavors! Soft-baked & thick pumpkin sugar cookies are topped with an easy pumpkin spice glaze.
Ingredients
- Pumpkin Sugar Cookies
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup pure pumpkin
Pumpkin Spice Glaze
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 3-4 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper, baking mats, or spray with cooking spray.
- In a large mixing bowl, add softened butter, oil, pumpkin, sugars, vanilla and eggs. Use a hand held blender (or in the bowl of a stand mixer) and blend together until smooth and combined.
- Add the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Blend together on low speed just until combined and no flour streaks remain.
- Take about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll into a ball (about the size of a golf ball) place 12 dough balls per cookie sheet.
- Dip the bottom of a glass cup into granulated sugar and press down on each dough ball to flatten.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes. Let cool on cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then remove to cooling rack to cook completely.
- To make glaze combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk together. Use more or less milk depending on how thick you want the frosting. Spread onto each cookie and let sit for several minutes to harden.
- Recipe Notes
- Make sure that you use the pure pumpkin NOT the pumpkin pie filling.
