Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cookies

5 from 12 votes

Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cookies

These Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cookies are the most delicious blend of two of your favorite flavors into a cookie that is crisp on the outside and nice and buttery on the inside.

Prep Time15

Cook Time12

Total Time27

Servings: cookies

Calories: 131kcal

Author: Lisa Longley

Ingredients

3 cups all purpose flour see note 1 (360 grams)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter (202.5 grams)
12 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature (169.5 grams)
1 cup granulated sugar (198 grams)
1 cup light brown sugar packed (213 grams)
1 egg yolk room temperature
1/2 cup pumpkin puree (113.5 grams)
1 teaspoon vanilla

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and ground cinnamon. Set aside.
3 cups all purpose flour, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon salt
In a large bowl, beat together the butter and peanut butter until smooth.
3/4 cup creamy peanut butter, 12 tablespoons unsalted butter
Add the granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat until the batter is light and fluffy, between 3 to 6 minutes.
1 cup light brown sugar, 1 cup granulated sugar
Add in the pumpkin, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Beat until just combined.
1 egg yolk, 1/2 cup pumpkin puree, 1 teaspoon vanilla
Add in the flour mixture and beat on low until it is integrated, turning up the mixer and beating until just fully combined.
Using a cookie scoop, create 1-inch balls. Place on cookie sheet, approximately 2 inches apart. Use a fork push down one way and then turn the fork pushing down the other way making a hatch mark pattern.
Bake for 12 minutes, rotating halfway through. The edges of the cookies should be golden brown.

Notes

If you don't have a kitchen scale, to measure your flour correctly you will want to scoop the flour into a dry measuring cup using a spoon and then level it off. See the full tutorial on that here: How to Measure Flour.

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