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Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookie Cups

September 12, 2022 by Tina Verrelli 3 Comments
Modified October 21, 2022 at 10:46 am

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Classic Snickerdoodles – Dressed up for Fall!

A new Snickerdoodle creation – just in time for fall baking! I added a little pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice to my Mom’s classic Snickerdoodle Recipe and baked them up into cute little “Pumpkin Doodle Cookie Cups.” I topped them with some luscious Cream Cheese Frosting and a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar!

These Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookie Cups are delicious, adorable and you can make ahead and freeze them! Happy Fall!

It took several batches of these to get them just right – I made all the mistakes so you don’t have to! See how to form the perfect cookie cup with a wine cork and see my tips for releasing your cookie cups from the pan.

Creating the Cookie Cup Shape:

A wine cork works well for creating the cup shape – dip in the sugar mixture to help it not stick
Roll cookie dough balls in sugar and press in cork to create a 1/4″ deep “cup”
Go back in with the cork to open them up after baking.

How To Release the Cookie Cups:

I failed on the first few batches – trying to pull them out of the pan – only to pull the tops right off!

Finally, I figured out how to get them to release perfectly!

Step 1 – not pictured – Make sure to spray your pan with non-stick baking spray (the kind with flour included).

Let cookie cups cool in the pan – about 5 minutes – place some parchment or foil over top…
Cover with a baking sheet or cutting board – to invert onto
Flip the cookie cups over onto the cookie sheet or cutting board – let cool another 5 minutes
Tap the pan to release them. YAY!

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Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookie Cups

A new Snickerdoodle creation!! -just in time for fall baking! I added a little pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice to my Mom's classic snickerdoodle recipe and baked them up into cute little Pumpkin "Doodle" Cookie Cups." I topped them with some luscious Cream Cheese Frosting and a sprinkle of cinnamon sugar! (Make sure to see my tips for forming the cookie cups and for releasing the cookies from the mini-muffin pan. Photos in original post.)
Tina Verrelli – epicuricloud.com
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: cookie, cookie cup, cream cheese frosting, fall dessert, pumpkin, pumpkin spice, snickerdoodle
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 36 cookie cups

Equipment

  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1-2 mini muffin pan(s)

Ingredients

Cookie Dough Wet Ingredients:

  • 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin (canned pumpkin puree) not pumpkin pie filling

Cookie Dough Dry Ingredients:

  • 3 cups (384 g) all purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Other:

  • Baking Spray (with flour)

Spiced Sugar to Roll the Cookie Balls In:

  • 1/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • milk only if needed to thin frosting

Instructions 

Make Cookie Dough:

  • Cream together the butter and sugars for several minutes or until fluffy and lighter in color.
  • Mix in pumpkin, egg yolk and vanilla.
  • In separate bowl, stir together dry ingredients.
  • Mix in dry ingredients until just combined.
  • Chill dough for at least an hour or overnight.
  • While dough is chilling (approx. 30 min. before baking) Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Form Cookie Cups:

  • Spray mini-muffin pan with non-stick baking spray.
  • Scoop 1 tablespoon portions of dough, roll into ball and roll in spiced sugar mixture. Place balls in prepared pan.
  • Use a wine cork or similar sized item to press into the dough balls about 1/4" to create the cookie "cup".
  • Bake for approx. 15 minutes. When removed from oven, go back with the wine cork and reopen the holes which have "baked over" a bit.

Remove from Pan:

  • Let cool in pan about 5 minutes.
  • Place a sheet of parchment or foil over cookie cups and place a baking sheet or thin cutting board on top of that. You will flip/invert the muffin pan over so it is now resting on the parchment/foil covered baking sheet/thin cutting board. Let cool another 5 minutes.
  • Gently lift and tap the edge of the muffin tin to release the cookie cups – if they don't release – let them cool a few more minutes. Allow cookie cups to cool fully. Can be made ahead and frozen at this point.

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • Mix together the cream cheese frosting ingredients until light and fluffy. Spoon or pipe into the cookie cups. Sprinkle with leftover spiced sugar or cinnamon sugar.
  • Store in refrigerator or freezer. Allow to come to room temperature before serving.

Nutrition (approx. data estimated via online nutritional calculator.)

Calories: 212kcal (11%) | Carbohydrates: 33g (11%) | Protein: 2g (4%) | Fat: 8g (12%) | Saturated Fat: 5g (31%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.3g | Cholesterol: 26mg (9%) | Sodium: 127mg (6%) | Potassium: 69mg (2%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 17g (19%) | Vitamin A: 783IU (16%) | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 14mg (1%) | Iron: 1mg (6%)
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Filed Under: Cookies, Dessert, Desserts for a Crowd, Fall/Autumn Recipe, frosting, Halloween, Holiday Recipes, QVC Recipe, Thanksgiving Tagged With: cookie cups, cream cheese frosting, fall dessert, mailchimp, pumpkin

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Comments

  1. Pat

    September 14, 2022 at 8:22 pm

    I did not see what temperature to bake the pumpkin snickerdoodles. I assume the baking temperature to be 350 degrees.

    Reply
    • Judy

      October 23, 2022 at 10:07 pm

      It says 350 under making cookie dough. Step 6.

      Reply
      • Christina Verrelli

        October 24, 2022 at 11:09 am

        Thanks judy!

        Reply

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