These pumpkin snickerdoodles are super soft and chewy (not cakey!), made with real pumpkin, and coated in cinnamon and sugar. The perfect cookie recipe for fall!

I have to admit, I’ve never really loved pumpkin cookies very much. I love pumpkin and cookies, but the problem with them is that they tend to be cakey and not really taste like cookies. I’d much rather just eat a piece of pumpkin cake.

So I set out to create a pumpkin cookie recipe that was soft, chewy, and loaded with pumpkin flavor. No cakey cookies anywhere in sight!

And let me tell you, this pumpkin snickerdoodle recipe delivers all of that. Not only are they super soft and chewy, but these cookies have actual pumpkin in them too.

What You’ll Need For This Recipe

This recipe starts out with some of your usual snickerdoodle cookie ingredients, but with a few adjustments to give them lots of pumpkin flavor.

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Classic sugar cookies get a Fall makeover in this pumpkin sugar cookie recipe! Pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice are used in the cookie dough, then the cookies are cut out and decorated to look like pumpkins.

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These pumpkin cheesecake cookies feature a soft and chewy pumpkin cookie dough, a creamy cheesecake filling, and a spiced sugar coating. An easy yet decadent cookie recipe that's perfect for fall!

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These easy cake mix cookies are made with just three ingredients, plus the mix-ins of your choice! I’m also sharing my favorite variations of this recipe to showcase how versatile it is.

If you’ve just been using your cake mix to make cakes, you’ve been missing out! As it turns out, boxed cake mix is the perfect shortcut for making soft, chewy cookies at a moment’s notice.

Plus, there are so many kinds of cookies you can make using just cake mix, oil, and eggs. This recipe works with any variety of boxed cake mix, and you can add any mix-ins you’d like to customize the cookies.

Funfetti, double chocolate, carrot cake, chocolate peanut butter — name a flavor combination, and you can likely make a cake mix cookie version of it.

This is a handy recipe to have on hand for birthday parties, cookie exchanges, and potlucks.

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Crunchy, chewy, and gooey, these cornflake cookies are an easy no-bake treat you can make any time of year. Their rich peanut butter flavor means you can’t stop after eating just one!

No-bake cookies — of any kind — are one of my favorite desserts. No matter what combination of sweeteners, nut butters, and mix-ins I use, the results are always flavor-packed cookies with lots of texture.

These no-bake cornflake cookies are no exception! The cornflake cereal adds an incredible crunch to the cookies, while the peanut butter and corn syrup keeps them delightfully chewy.

Make these cookies during any season, for any occasion. There are never leftovers when I set these out at a party!

Recipe Ingredients

You need just seven basic ingredients to make these cookies. I always have the following ingredients on hand, and you might too!

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In these peanut butter cup cookies, mini peanut butter cups are pressed into soft and chewy peanut butter cookies. The cookies are not lacking in peanut butter flavor, that’s for sure!

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No eggs? No problem! These eggless chocolate chip cookies are similar to the classic cookie recipe, minus the eggs. No special egg substitutes required!

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Flavored with four different spices and studded with pieces of shredded carrot, these carrot cake cookies are divine! Top the cookies with cream cheese frosting to make them extra decadent. 

Love carrot cake but don’t want the hassle of baking and assembling a layer cake? Make these carrot cake cookies instead!

The combination of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves lends the cookies that classic spiced carrot cake flavor, while freshly grated carrots add lots of texture and moisture to the dough.

The cookies can be eaten as is, but I prefer adding homemade cream cheese frosting to my batch. To me, no carrot cake dessert is complete without frosting!

This easy recipe uses ingredients you can find year-round, but it’s especially perfect for enjoying around Easter.

Ingredients for This Recipe

As with all of my cookie recipes, this carrot cake version is quick and easy to prepare.

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These simple almond butter cookies are made with just six basic ingredients. Add your favorite mix-ins like chocolate chips, chopped nuts, dried fruit, or M&M’s! 

If you’ve never tried baking with almond butter, now’s your chance! Like peanut butter, it’s rich, creamy, and nutty, which makes it perfect for baking.

This recipe for almond butter cookies is a great dessert to start with if you’ve never baked with almond butter before. The cookies are made with just six ingredients and are flourless — perfect for anyone with a gluten intolerance or avid bakers, like me, who often run out of flour.

I made this batch with chocolate chips, but you may use almost any mix-in you’d like. Or, omit the mix-ins altogether for classic almond butter cookies!

Recipe Ingredients 

You can find the full list of ingredients and measurements in the recipe card below, but let’s quickly cover what you will need to make these cookies: 

• Almond butter: I suggest using a no-stir almond butter for these cookies, I’ve found that it works best in this recipe.

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French madeleines are buttery, delicious, and so easy to prepare at home! These cookies are slightly crisp on the outside, but soft and cakey inside. 

What Are Madeleines? 

Madeleines are kind of like a cross between a cookie and cake. While they are often referred to as cookies, they are technically mini butter cakes. 

Madeleines cookies are made with a light sponge cake batter with melted butter folded into it, known as genoise. The batter is chilled then baked in a madeleine pan, which gives them their elegant, shell-like shape. The end result is slightly crisp on the outside, but soft and cakey inside.

While these may seem like a fancy or difficult dessert to make, I can assure you that they are actually pretty easy! This French treat is perfect with a cup of tea or coffee, but tastes delicious on their own with just a simple dusting of powdered sugar.

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