October 16, 2017
Pumpkin Spice Cookies
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Pumpkin spice flavoured cookies with white chocolate chips, and some M&Ms – perfect easy bake for Halloween!
Cookie recipes
I posted my recipe for my raspberry and white chocolate cookies and I just couldn’t resist making a Halloween version for my blog. I know the recipe is oh so similar, but c’monnnn… PUMPKIN SPICE COOKIES.
Cookies have always been a super popular thing to post on this blog, and I’m happy about this because they are one of my favourite things to bake and eat as well. I just adore them. They are always simple to make – a one bowl mixture really, and then you whack them on the tray and bake.
My New York City cookies are by far one of the most popular recipes I have ever produced, and there are no signs of that changing any time soon. However, I love a theme… so as it’s the peak of autumn, I needed an autumnal cookie recipe – pumpkin spice cookies.
Pumpkin Spice
After the success of my no-bake pumpkin spice cheesecake and my pumpkin spice cupcakes last year, I thought a cookie version for this year would be perfect.
We’ve nearly all heard of pumpkin spice now right? Pumpkin spice for me is famous because of the Starbucks pumpkin spice latte. I will admit that I am much much more of a hot chocolate gal, but I have tried the PSLs and they aren’t half bad!
Some other places also do pumpkin spice treats, even Baileys have a pumpkin spice version, so it’s definitely a flavour combination that has become very popular over the past couple of years. Some places I find pumpkin spice can be quite sweet, like Starbucks, and others its a lot more spicey.
Homemade pumpkin spice mix
My homemade pumpkin spice mix is so easy, and the recipe can be found at the bottom of this page. It does make more than you need, but I honestly adore it so much I add it to everything at this time of year.
Cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg I use on regular occasions, so I only needed to buy the allspice and cloves. It’s a mix that you can whisk together, and then keep for ages. Use it in my other pumpkin spice recipes, or use it for other bits as well.
Chocolate
These cookies are quite a delicious mix of both as you have the chewy gooey cookie, and then the white chocolate chips to add the sweetness. Of course, this recipe is only going to be SO pumpkin spice, as it’s just a spice mixture, not actually adding pumpkin.
You can easily not use any chocolate chips in this at all if you don’t want to have any, however I adore the combination. I also add in some M&Ms and smarties and basically any coated chocolate that is orange and yellow themed, because I just wanted to. Yes, I do just pick these out of a multipack, so this is optional.
Tips & Tricks
- These cookie will last for 4-5+ days at room temperature
- You can freeze these cookies for 3+ months
- Find the pumpkin spice mix recipe at the bottom of this blog post
- I use this cookie scoop in this recipe for easy portioning
- You can make these into a cookie bar by adding the cookie dough to a lined 9″ square tin and baking for 20 minutes.
Pumpkin Spice Cookies!
Ingredients
- 300 g plain flour
- 1/2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp cornflour
- 1-2 tsps pumpkin spice mix (recipe at the bottom of the blog post)
- 115 g unsalted butter
- 100 g brown sugar
- 100 g granulated sugar
- 1 medium egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 200 g white chocolate chips
- 100 g orange/pumpkin/Halloween M&Ms
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180ºc/160ºc fan and line two/three large baking trays with parchment paper, leave to the side.
- Cream together the butter and both the sugars for two minutes. (I used my electric whisk, if whisking by hand, whisk for 3 minutes)
- Add in the vanilla and egg and whisk again until combined.
- Add in the plain flour, bicarbonate of soda, salt, cornflour and pumpkin spice and mix until combined.
- Now add the white chocolate chips and orange/pumpkin/Halloween M&Ms and beat until everything is evenly distributed and a cookie dough is formed.
- Scoop the cookie dough using a cookie scoop for even portions, then roll into balls. Bake in the oven for 10-13 minutes.
- Leave the cookies to cool on the trays for 5 minutes, then transfer to a rack to cool completely! Enjoy!
Notes
- These cookie will last for 4-5+ days at room temperature
- You can freeze these cookies for 3+ months
- Find the pumpkin spice mix recipe at the bottom of this blog post
- I use this cookie scoop in this recipe for easy portioning
- You can make these into a cookie bar by adding the cookie dough to a lined 9" square tin and baking for 20 minutes.
And here is how to make a homemade pumpkin spice mix:
Ingredients
- 3 tbsps ground cinnamon
- 2 tsps ground ginger
- 2 tsps ground nutmeg
- 1.5 tsp all spice
- 1.5 tsp ground cloves
Instructions
- Add the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves to a bowl and whisk until even and incorporated – store in a jar.
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Hi Jane!
Absolutely love all the recipes you make! I was wondering if I could add pumpkin puree to the wet ingredients? I recently made pumpkin puree with the spices you use for the homemade pumpkin spice mix and I would love to use it. I’m just worried about the consistency of the dough and the outcome of the cookies. What do you reckon?
Planning on making these for my gardening buddies as a treat, one question, why don’t you need to chill before cooking as you would do with the NYC cookies which I’m a huge fan of and customise for all sorts of things.
Many thanks
Can you use orange Smarties instead of m&m’s? Orange m&m’s aren’t that easy to get a hold of where I am.
Yes, you can!
These are my most recent favorite cookies!
Next time I will add M&Ms separately after firming cookie balls or add just a few extra on top.
Yaaay im so glad! I usually just push a few extras in on top! Hope this helps! x
I made these recently and had forgotten to melt the butter and they were the best cookies! I’ve just remade them but melted the butter as per instructions and I don’t know why but they’re greasy and almost a wet consistency now they’re cooled (baked for 15 mins so over what recommended too so shouldn’t be under baked). Going to try again next week but not melt the butter again!! Xx
Hello! Dying to try these! If I wanted to make these into pumpkin spice LATTE cookies, would I just add some instant coffee? If so how much please? Thank you so much. X
Love this pumpkin spice mix recipe but can I just ask is it supposed to be 3 tablespoons of cinnamon or 3 teaspoons? Only because the other measurements are teaspoons. I made it with teaspoons anyway as was a little scared of overdoing the cinnamon. Thank you for this recipe. I love it!
It’s definitely tablespoons, it’s meant to be very cinnamon. x
Could you make these into cookie bars?
Where is the recipe for the pumpkin spice mix? Can’t seem to find it
It’s linked on the post – it’s on my PS cheesecake post!
These look amazing Jane! I’m so excited to try the recipe!
Carolyn x
Faithfully Carolyn