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Chocolate Pumpkin Sugar Cookies

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  • Author: joshisbaking
  • Prep Time: 20 min.
  • Cook Time: 10-13 min.
  • Total Time: ~30-40 min.
  • Yield: 12-14 Cookies 1x

Description

Three flavors in one cookie! Chocolate, pumpkin spice, and classic sugar come together to make the perfect fall treat! This is an adaptation of Constellation Inspiration’s “Matcha Neapolitan Sugar Cookie” recipe. See “notes” below for a link to the original recipe.

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 1/4 cups (250 g) granulated sugar (and more for rolling)
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 2 tsp. (10 ml) vanilla extract
  • 2 1/4 cups (270 g) all-purpose flour 
  • 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 tsp. cinnamon

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Set the baking sheet aside.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat together the butter and 11⁄4 cups (250 g) of the sugar on medium speed until they are smooth, about 30 seconds. Add the egg and vanilla and beat to combine.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  4. Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix on low speed until just combined and no more streaks of the flour mixture remain, about 45 seconds.
  5. Divide the dough into three equal portions. Add your cocoa powder to one bowl, the pumpkin pie spice/cinnamon to the next, while leaving one portion of dough plain.
  6. Take a tablespoon of each dough and combine the dough by rolling between the palms of your hands.
  7. Toss the dough balls in a bowl of sugar until dough ball is coated.
  8. Place the dough balls on the prepared baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between each ball. Bake the cookies for 10 to 13 minutes, until the edges of the cookies are light golden brown. Do not over-bake the cookies. Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet for 10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

  • Don’t overbake these! The key to the perfect texture is to bake them in that 10-13 minute range and not a moment longer.
  • Be sure to check out Amy’s original recipe (which these are adapted from) here: http://www.constellationinspiration.com/2020/06/matcha-neapolitan-sugar-cookies.html

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