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Chewy Brown Butter Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

Thick, ultra-chewy pumpkin snickerdoodles infused with rich nutty brown butter and pure vanilla bean, generously rolled in sparkling cinnamon sugar. Baked with crackled edges and soft, melt-in-your-mouth spiced centers that stay chewy for days—never cakey!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 27 minutes
Servings: 16 cookies
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American, Autumn Baking
Calories: 185
Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients
  

Chewy Brown Butter Pumpkin Dough
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter browned
  • 1/3 cup pure pumpkin puree blotted to remove excess moisture
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk yolk only (for maximum chewiness)
  • 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla bean paste alcohol-free halal vanilla
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar signature snickerdoodle tang
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt
Sparkling Cinnamon Sugar Rolling Coating
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar for rolling
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

Method
 

Cookie Preparation & Baking Walkthrough
  1. Brown the Butter: In a light-colored saucepan over medium heat, melt the unsalted butter. Swirl the pan occasionally as it foams and sizzles. After 4–5 minutes, nutty golden-brown specks will settle at the bottom and a fragrant toasty aroma will emerge. Immediately pour into a heatproof bowl and let cool for 10 minutes.
  2. Blot the Pumpkin Puree: Place 1/2 cup of pumpkin puree onto a small plate lined with 4 layers of paper towels. Press gently with 3 additional paper towels on top to absorb excess moisture until you are left with exactly 1/3 cup of concentrated, rich pumpkin paste. (This step guarantees chewy cookies instead of cakey ones!)
  3. Mix Wet Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk the cooled brown butter, blotted pumpkin puree, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg yolk, and pure vanilla bean paste until silky smooth and thoroughly emulsified (about 1 minute).
  4. Fold Dry Ingredients: In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, pumpkin pie spice, and sea salt. Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture using a rubber spatula just until no dry flour pockets remain. Do not overmix. Cover bowl and chill dough in the refrigerator for 25 minutes.
  5. Preheat Oven & Mix Cinnamon Sugar: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two large baking sheets with parchment paper. In a small shallow bowl, stir together the granulated sugar and ground cinnamon.
  6. Scoop & Roll: Using a medium cookie scoop (2 tablespoons), portion the dough into 16 even balls. Roll each ball generously in the cinnamon sugar mixture until completely coated, then place them 2 inches apart on the baking sheets.
  7. Bake to Perfection: Bake for 10–12 minutes, or until the edges are golden and lightly set with crackled tops, while the centers remain soft and slightly puffy. Immediately upon removing from the oven, swirl a round cookie cutter or wide glass around each hot cookie on the pan to create perfectly round, thick crinkled cookies.
  8. Cool & Enjoy: Let cookies rest on the baking sheet for 10 minutes to finish setting into their chewy structure, then transfer to a wire cooling rack. Serve warm with an autumn latte or cold milk.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 185kcalCarbohydrates: 25gProtein: 2gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 25mgSodium: 140mgPotassium: 65mgFiber: 1gSugar: 14gVitamin A: 35IUCalcium: 2mgIron: 6mg

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