The results are tender and slightly chewy (although you can bake them a tad longer if you like a crispier cookie). To finish it off, these pumpkin cookies would taste delicious sprinkled with cinnamon sugar before baking. However, we like to dress them up with a little tinted royal icing for a festive touch. Put them out if you’re hosting the pre (or post) trick-or-treating festivities.
2 cups all purpose flour, plus more for work surface ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon ground ginger ¼ teaspoon ground allspice ½ teaspoon kosher salt ¼ teaspoon baking soda Pinch ground cloves ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature ½ cup pure pumpkin puree ½ cup granulated sugar ½ cup brown sugar 2 large egg yolks 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Royal Icing
2 large egg whites 2 cups confectioners sugar orange and green food coloring or sprinkles
