Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Ingredients:

  • 2 c flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • nutmeg
  • 1 stick unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 1 c sugar
  • 1/2 c canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 large egg at room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/3 c sanding sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp ground allspice

Directions:

  1. Preheat over to 375.
  2. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt and nutmeg
  3. Whisk together butter, granulated sugar and pumpkin until smooth. Add egg and vanilla; whisk to combine. Add flour mixture and stir to combine, about 2 minutes.
  4. Whisk together sanding sugar, cinnamon and allspice. Drop heaping tablespoons of dough into sugar mixture and roll in 1 1/2 balls. Transfer to parchment-lined rimmed baking sheets, 3 inches apart. Flatten to just under 1/2 inch thick. Sprinkle with sugar mixture.
  5. Bake, rotating sheets halfway through, until light golden and firm to touch, 10-12 minutes. Let cool.