I am so excited for Columbus Day weekend!! First of all, we are having absolutely gorgeous weather right now! I will say it again: Fall is Chicago’s BEST season!!
I would actually take a shorter summer in order to enjoy this crisp, cool 60 degree weather that we are having right now for a longer time span. And it goes without saying that I would gladly trade in at least a month of our nasty cold winters to savor more weeks of these cool fall days.
And my family and I always go to a beautiful apple orchard on Columbus Day. I can’t wait to sink my teeth into amazing apple cider donuts and cream cheese frosted apple slices and sip delicious apple cider on Monday. (Yes, I do enjoy all these at once…..do you think I’m overdoing it??)
And we always pick our pumpkins over this weekend too. Which, of course, has me in a pumpkin mood! So I decided that I just HAD to make some pumpkin snickerdoodles.
I LOVE snickerdoodles. And pumpkin snickerdoodles make these cookies doubly delicious!! These cookies are so light and airy, it is easy to munch on three or four without even realizing it.
But we aren’t going to stop with just making pumpkin snicker doodles. Oh no!! We are going to do something very yummy with these babies!
So go ahead and make a batch of these Pumpkin Snickerdoodles. You should get about 4 dozen or even a little more out of this recipe. And go ahead and gobble down a few.
But don’t eat them all. Because tomorrow I am going to show you a yummy treat that we will use these cookies as a base for.
I’ll see you tomorrow for our yummy fall treat!! 🙂
Ingredients
- 2 3/4 c. flour
- 1 c. granulated sugar
- 1/2 c. brown sugar
- 1 c. butter, softened
- 1 egg
- 3/4 c. pumpkin puree
- 2 t. cream of tartar
- 1 t. baking soda
- 1 t. vanilla
- 1/4 t. salt
- 1 1/2 t. pumpkin spice
- 1/2 c. sugar
- 2 t. pumpkin spice
Instructions
- Combine all cookie ingredients in a large mixing bowl and beat at low speed, pausing to scrape down the bowl. Beat until the ingredients are well combined.
- Cover the bowl and place in the refrigerator for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Combine coating ingredients in a small bowl.
- Using a small to medium cookie scoop, scoop out cookie dough and roll into a ball and dip in the sugar coating. Place 2 inches apart on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper or a silpat and bake for about 8-9 minutes or until edges are slightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and allow to sit on the cookie sheet for a few minutes until removing them to a cooling rack.
- Makes 4 dozen cookies
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GAH!!! You had to do it, didn’t you? You mixed two of my favorites together. Renee…you are simply brilliant. I’ll say it again. Brilliant! And, I’m hugging you now. Thank you for these! Pinned! And, WE have beautiful weather too – celebrating!!! So glad you do too!
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I am so glad you are having great weather Kristi. Let’s hope it stays!! Thanks for the virtual hugs girl. Love ya!! 🙂
I need to try these! Pumpkin Snickerdoodles sound so good! Have a wonderful weekend 🙂
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Thank you Christin, you too!! 🙂
The apple orchard sounds so fun, and no, you’re not overdoing it eating all of that at once! That has to be totally acceptable. Haha. These look so delicious, Renee, and while I’d be fine with them as-is, I can’t wait to see what you do with them!
I can’t wait to go apple picking in a couple days Marcie. And I hope the weather turns out well! I’m glad you are anticipating what I’ll do with these yummy cookies tomorrow!! 🙂
Yay for gorgeous weather and the apple orchard. We still haven’t gone yet and I’m hoping we have time to squeeze a trip to our local apple orchard and pumpkin patch this weekend too 🙂 These look awesome, Renee! I love snickerdoodles and adding pumpkin sounds like a fantastic idea and so perfect for fall 🙂
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these look gorgeous!! I LOVE the smell of spices especially in this season. thanks for sharing the recipe, can’t wait to try these out! X
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These snickerdoodles looks so delicious, Renee! These are my favorite cookies, and combined with pumpkin sounds even better! Pinned!
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Eeee! Pumpkin and snickerdoodles is my latest favorite combo! Totally loving these cookies, Renee! They look so so soft and pillow-y!
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I have never made or eaten snickerdoodles before! Think it is an American treat? Definitely something I need to recreate though, I obviously have been missing out on something so delicious!
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I am loving all of the pumpkin recipes out right now! These look amazing!
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I’m in LOVE. Snickerdoodles are the bomb, especially with pumpkin!
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I loooove snickerdoodles and their spice would make them perfect for a pumpkin twist! Genius 🙂
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I’ve never combined these 2 flavors before but I’m so curious to try it! I’m a sucker for cookies so these are on my list of must-makes. 🙂
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Tina, it is an AWESOME combination!! And they turn out so light and yummy!! 🙂
oh my! After a long week of work, this recipe is perfect! Thanks so much for sharing! I just finished carving 4 pumpkins over the weekend, so now I’ve got this perfect recipe to use the insides! Thanks 🙂
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