Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

These Soft Pumpkin Sugar Cookies are a delightful fall treat, featuring warm spices and the comforting flavor of pumpkin. They are soft, tender, and perfect for enjoying with a cup of coffee or tea.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar for rolling

Instructions:

Put the softened butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl and mix them together until they are light and fluffy

Put the egg, vanilla extract, and pumpkin puree in the bowl

Mix everything together well

Mix the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger in a different bowl using a whisk

Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and mix them together until a soft dough forms

Put the dough in the fridge for at least an hour with the lid on to make it firm

Warm the oven up to 350F 175C and put parchment paper on a baking sheet

Take tablespoon-sized chunks of dough and roll them into balls

Cover each ball of dough with powdered sugar, then put them on the baking sheet that has been prepared

You can gently flatten each dough ball with your palm or a glass with a flat bottom

After the oven is hot, bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until the edges are just beginning to turn golden

Let the cookies cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before moving them to a wire rack to cool all the way