Soft Pumpkin Crinkle Cookies are tender, cakey cookies flavored with pumpkin and warm spices, rolled in powdered sugar so they bake up with pretty, crackled tops. They’re perfect for fall and holiday baking, with a soft bite, cozy pumpkin pie spice, and that classic crinkle-cookie look from the powdered sugar coating.
Why these pumpkin crinkle cookies work
This recipe uses real pumpkin, pumpkin pie spice, and a mix of brown and white sugar to create soft, moist cookies with lots of flavor. Chilling the dough, then rolling it in powdered sugar before baking, helps the cookies puff, crack, and hold their shape while keeping the sugar coating visible.