Indulge in the cozy flavors of fall with these tender, melt-in-your-mouth pumpkin cookies, topped with a sweet, buttery maple glaze that adds the perfect touch of warmth and richness.
Family Tradition
For as long as I can remember, there hasn’t been a fall that goes by without my mom or sister or me whipping up a batch of these Pumpkin Cookies with Maple Glaze. They are a family fall staple at my house. As kids, we requested them every year and easily devoured them within a day. I have always loved helping my mom in the kitchen. I distinctly remember studying how she made certain things, like the glaze for these cookies. (The trick is spreading the glaze as soon as it’s cooked or it will get too thick and hard). And the smell! Oh, how I remember and love the smell of these spiced pumpkin cookies baking in the oven. It just wouldn’t feel like fall without a batch of these cookies.
Why You’ll Love These Pumpkin Cookies
These pumpkin cookies are the ultimate fall treat. They’re:
- Soft and Chewy: Thanks to the pumpkin puree, each bite is moist and tender, melting in your mouth.
- Bursting with Fall Spices: Pumpkin spice give these cookies a warm, cozy flavor.
- Topped with Maple Glaze: The maple syrup glaze adds a sweet, rich finish that perfectly complements the spiced pumpkin flavor.
- Easy to Make: No complicated steps or special equipment—just a few ingredients and simple techniques that even beginners can master.
Pumpkin Cookies
These cookies are so simple to whip up and you’ll most likely have everything you need already in your pantry, especially this time of year with all the pumpkin treats you’re making.
Once you beat the sugars and butter together for a couple of minutes, it’s just a matter of adding an egg, vanilla pumpkin, and then the dry ingredients. So simple, in fact, these cookies are the perfect baked good for your kids to help with.
Maple Glaze
The glaze for these cookies is a game-changer. It’s so delicious! The maple flavoring from the dark brown sugar is the perfect complement to the pumpkin spice cookies.
As I mentioned above, the one trick to this glaze is making sure you spread it on the cookies immediately. If you wait too long to add the glaze to the cookies, it gets too thick and too difficult to spread around on the soft cookies.
I’m so excited for you to try these simple and delicious cookies. I hope you and your family love them as much as we do!
