Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

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This Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe results in cookies that are soft and chewy! These tasty little cookies have a really nice, light pumpkin flavor and are just so easy to make, you will quickly add them to your list of favorite fall recipes!

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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

This Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe is absolutely perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas dessert - but they are so tasty, why not enjoy them year round?

Of course we all know that Pumpkin - and everything Pumpkin Spiced - is insanely popular during the fall holidays, but why limit pumpkin to a seasonal flavor profile?

Pumpkin is not only delicious, but it is a super nutrient-rich food and is so versatile in baking and cooking that you can use it in a ton of every day recipes.

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Thanksgiving is one of those American holidays where we either go all out or not at all…this is a very happy medium, as it’s very simple to make, but has all of the flavors of your traditional pecan pie that is such a staple for our holiday dinners!

Do you have a favorite Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert recipe? I tend to stick with the basics, lots of pumpkin, lots of gingerbread and bread puddings! The classics are my favorite, and while I love experimenting with new twists, I tend to stick to flavor combinations that I know and love…as well as the rest of the family!

Looking for other Quick & Easy recipes to serve alongside my Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookies Recipe?

Check out these really fun Pumpkin flavored recipes on The Rebel Chick. I am always adding new pumpkin recipes, especially during the months surrounding Halloween and Thanksgiving holidays. Take a look and see if there is anything that sounds tasty to you!

Can I make this Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe ahead of time?

You can bake up this easy Oatmeal Pumpkin Cookies Recipe and store it in your fridge or an air tight sealed container for up to 3 days before they get too stale - and hard!

You can also make them ahead of time and freeze them, just make sure that you take them out to defrost at least 24 hours before you intent to serve them. No one wants a delicious Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe that is frozen in the middle! There is no fun in that...

How to Make this Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Ingredients needed to make this Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe:

1-½ cups old fashioned oats (not quick cooking)
1-½ cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup, 1 stick, butter, softened
¾ cup pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla
⅔ cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk

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Directions for making this Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe:

Mix the oatmeal, flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, salt and nutmeg in a mixing bowl. Set aside.

Beat together sugars and butter for about a minute.

Add in pumpkin and vanilla and beat well.

Fold in dry mixture.

Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 375 and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Use a 2 tablespoon portion scoop to scoop dough onto a baking sheet, about 2" apart.

Gently press down each cookie until it's about ½" thick.

Bake for 11 minutes or until bottoms just begin to brown. Cool completely before icing.

To ice cookies, add powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl and mix well. Use a spoon to drizzle onto the cookies.

Let stand to harden and serve.

This Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe makes 24 cookies.

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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Recipe

Author Jenn

Ingredients

1-½ cups old fashioned oats not quick cooking
1-½ cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup white sugar
½ cup brown sugar
½ cup 1 stick, butter, softened
¾ cup pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla
⅔ cup powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk

Instructions

Mix the oatmeal, flour, cinnamon, ginger, baking powder, salt and nutmeg in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
Beat together sugars and butter for about a minute. Add in pumpkin and vanilla and beat well. Fold in dry mixture. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. Use a 2 tablespoon portion scoop to scoop dough onto a baking sheet, about 2" apart. Gently press down each cookie until it's about ½" thick. Bake for 11 minutes or until bottoms just begin to brown. Cool completely before icing.
To ice cookies, add powdered sugar and milk in a small bowl and mix well. Use a spoon to drizzle onto the cookies. Let stand to harden and serve.
Makes 24 cookies.