Melt-In-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cookies
These Melt-In-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cookies are the perfect little bites for fall. They’re light in texture, yet moist – and topped with a dollop of easy-to-make frosting, plus a sprinkling of toasted pecans and flaky sea salt. And yes – they DO practically melt in your mouth!
This fall we’ve experienced colder-than-normal temperatures, quite alot of rain, and many dreary, overcast days. Really only a few of the “stunner” kind of autumn days we’re used to here in Minnesota. Ones that gift us with warm temps, sunshine, and striking fall colors.
But I can tell that fall has been trying hard to redeem itself lately, popping in some beautiful days here and there. I accompanied Hatti on two separate college visits (her first!) at the end of last week, and both of us were extremely thankful for being able to walk around campuses with just a light jacket…and sunglasses, YES!!
This time of year, nothing feels better than a little pumpkin and spice when it comes to baked treats. These Melt-In-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cookies are pretty little bites that I just know you’re going to love!
When Better Homes & Gardens’ blog, Delish Dish, asked me to recreate one of their recipes and incorporate my own twist, these pumpkin cookies were calling my name.
I’ve been reading Better Homes & Gardens magazine for longer than I can remember. And when I had the opportunity a number of years ago to tour Meredith Corporation in Des Moines, it felt a bit like a dream.
To walk through the Better Homes & Gardens test kitchens and talk with the people who actually cooked, baked, taste tested, styled, and photographed all the wonderful food we see in their magazines each month…well, it was just plain amazing.
Having had that peek into life at Better Homes and Gardens gives this pumpkin cookies recipe even more life. I’m excited to share it with you!
Pumpkin Cookies
I adore soft pumpkin cookies. And while these are both soft and moist, they also have a light texture. The butter does make them almost melt in your mouth.
To finish the cookies, a super simple butter and brown sugar frosting is dolloped onto each cookie, along with a sprinkle of cinnamon.
And then this is where I added my own twist to the recipe, by adding chopped, toasted pecans and a light sprinkle of flaky sea salt to the top. This not only makes these pumpkin cookies so very pretty, but it also adds fun texture and flavor.
Of course, if you’re not into nuts in your cookies, go ahead and skip that step!
Whenever I make these pumpkin cookies, people say, “They practically melt in your mouth!”
I’m happy to say that these sweet treats completely live up to their name!
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adapted from Better Homes & GardensMelt-In-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cookies
Ingredients
for the pumpkin cookies:
for the frosting:
Instructions
Notes
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
60 Serving Size:
1
Amount Per Serving:Calories: 156 Total Fat: 8g Saturated Fat: 5g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 3g Cholesterol: 27mg Sodium: 111mg Carbohydrates: 20g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 14g Protein: 1g
Also be sure to grab this recipe for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins. It’s a family, friends, and reader favorite!!
This post was previously published in 2013. Photographs and some of the text were updated in 2018.
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These are irresistible! I always end up needing to make a double batch of these.
Loved the recipe!
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I made these this weekend after seeing your recipe. They are divine! Rave reviews from everyone who has tried them. Thanks for sharing another great recipe!!
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Looks so yummy! Great Pictures Too!
Congrats on the fabulous opportunity!! The cookies look amazing! :)
I love what pumpkin does to cookies. It creates the most amazing texture and taste! Pumpkin is just an amazing ingredients. :)
These cookies look welcoming; I want to grab two and just savor them.
Love pumpkin anything and these cookies look heavenly. The frosting is such a great idea. Congratulations on your gust post!
Sorry…GUEST post!
These look so great!!! I love pumpkin and I’m sure these are as awesome as they look!!!
I wish I had some of these to melt in my mouth right now! ;-)
Gorgeous cookies, I love the frosting!
How fun! I love BHG and these cookies do look delicious! Headed for the recipe now!
These cookies are so perfect for fall! Congrats on the BHG opportunity!!
That’s an amazing opportunity. These cookies look so tasty. I love the swirl of frosting!
These sound so delicious! Love your photos Brenda!
These cookies look heavenly! I’ll take a dozen, please!
These look wonderful!! I love pumpkin cookies but I feel like I can never get the right texture–I am going to try these out!
Love that you frosted them!
Yum! What a wonderful opportunity to both tour Meredith and get to post on the BHG blog! I love the little wells of nuts and cinnamon on these. Heading over to check out the recipe now!