🍔 American☆ No ratings yet

Viral Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

These viral pumpkin snickerdoodle cookies are soft, warmly spiced, and coated in cinnamon sugar for that classic snickerdoodle finish. Made with real pumpkin, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and melted butter, they’re an easy no-mixer fall cookie that's perfect for pumpkin spice season.

✨ Start Cook Mode
Cinnamon sugar coated pumpkin cookies stacked on a cooling rack
Prep
⏱️ 15m
Cook
🍳 14m
Total
⏰ 29m
Servings
6

Viral Pumpkin Snickerdoodles takes 29 min (15 min prep, 14 min cooking) and serves 6.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

✨ Meez Magic · 5 steps → 10 actions

Ready to cook?

Immersive step-by-step Cook Mode with timers.

✨ Start Cook Mode
1

In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin puree, lemon juice, and vanilla until smooth.

2

In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.

3

Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir just until a soft dough forms.

4

Cover and refrigerate the cookie dough, or until firm enough to scoop and roll.

5

Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

6

Mix the cinnamon and sugar together in a small bowl.

7

Scoop the chilled dough into balls and roll each one generously in the cinnamon sugar.

8

Arrange the cookies about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet.

9

Bake until the edges are set but the centers still look slightly soft.

10

Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack.

🎉

You're all done!

Enjoy your viral pumpkin snickerdoodles — and don't forget to share.

From Cook Mode

Tips as you cook

  • Gather IngredientsMise en place makes cooking easier
  • Whisk Wet IngredientsWhisk until fully smooth and glossy
  • Mix Dry IngredientsEven whisking prevents lumps of leavener
  • Watch out · Combine DoughDon't overmix, stir just until combined
  • Chill DoughChilling makes dough easier to shape
  • Preheat OvenMake sure oven is fully preheated
  • Mix Cinnamon SugarStir well for even cinnamon distribution
  • Roll Dough BallsRoll evenly for a consistent coating

Swaps, storing and making ahead

Good to know

Swaps

No pumpkin spice? Mix cinnamon with a pinch each of ginger, nutmeg, and cloves to equal the amount needed.

Making it ahead

The dough can be made up to a day ahead and kept covered in the fridge; scoop, roll in cinnamon sugar and bake when ready.

Notes by Meez Magic, written for this recipe. Use your judgment.

Per serving (1)

Nutrition

Calories
124 calories
Protein
2 grams protein
Carbohydrates
26 grams carbohydrates
Sugar
8 grams sugar
Fiber
2 grams fiber
Fat
1 grams fat
Saturated fat
1 grams saturated fat
Unsaturated fat
1 grams unsaturated fat
Cholesterol
3 milligrams cholesterol
Sodium
372 milligrams sodium

As published by imhungryforthat.com. Meez doesn't calculate nutrition.

The story behind itWhat Are Pumpkin Snickerdoodles? A Fall Cookie ExplainedPumpkin snickerdoodles are soft, spiced American cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar, a fall twist on the classic. Here is what they are, how they vary and what to pour alongside.

From home cooks

Made it

🎼 meez magic pairingsPRO

Cook these together

Scored for your kitchen — shared prep, compatible timing, no fighting over the oven.

Crispy Beef Shawarma🎼 Perfect partner

Crispy Beef Shawarma

🧆 ⏱️ 50 min
Oven + stovetop — no fighting over heatShares 5 ingredients (powder, juice, lemon)
Best Lentil Soup🎼 Perfect partner

Best Lentil Soup

🫒 ⏱️ 55 min
Oven + stovetop — no fighting over heatShares 5 ingredients (powder, brown, juice)
Banh It Ram (Vietnamese Steamed Dumpling on Crispy Rice)🎼 Perfect partner

Banh It Ram (Vietnamese Steamed Dumpling on Crispy Rice)

🍜 ⏱️ 1h 10m
Oven + stovetop — no fighting over heatShares 5 ingredients (brown, flour, juice)