Pumpkin Butterscotch Cookies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 18
Yield: 18 servings

Description

This pumpkin butterscotch cookie recipe is made with pumpkin purée and butterscotch chips, deliciously spiced with cinnamon, with a cake-like texture.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup white sugar
2 large eggs
1 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup butterscotch chips
2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper; grease paper with butter.
2 Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Set aside.
3 Beat white sugar and eggs together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment until smooth and creamy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and paddle with a rubber spatula. Beat in pumpkin purée, oil, and vanilla extract on low speed until blended.
4 Beat flour mixture into pumpkin mixture on low speed until just incorporated: fold in butterscotch chips.
5 Drop ¼ cupfuls of dough 2 ½ inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets: slightly flatten dough tops with a spatula.
6 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheets briefly before transferring cookies to a wire rack to cool completely. Sprinkle cookies with confectioners' sugar.