Pumpkin Spice Cookies
These paleo Pumpkin Spice Cookies are the perfect fall treat! Delicious and easy to make, they are a great recipe to get started with paleo baking!
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 32 minutes
- Yield: 16 cookies 1x
- Category: Baked Goods
- Method: Baking
Ingredients
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- 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 1/2 cups almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- Pinch of sea salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3/4 teaspoon combination of ginger, allspice, and/or ground cloves
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Set the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin, melted coconut oil, coconut sugar, egg, vanilla, and maple syrup. Using an electric mixer, blend ingredients until smooth.
- Next, add the almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, and sea salt. Blend on a low to medium speed until the wet ingredients absorb the dry ingredients.
- Then add the cinnamon, nutmeg, and desired amounts of ginger, allspice, and cloves, and continue blending on a low speed until mixed.
- Stir in the chopped pecans and chill the dough in the refrigerator for at least 10 minutes or up to 30 minutes.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop the dough out of the bowl and shape it first into balls and then gently flatten each one into a circle that fits in the palm of your hand. Place each cookie on the line baking sheet about 1.5-2 inches apart.
- Bake for about 8 minutes, and then using the rounded side of a teaspoon, flatten each cookie again so that it’s about 1/4 inch thick. Rotate the baking sheet and continue baking for another 2-3 minutes or until desired consistency is reached.
- Remove from oven and let cool before handling. Cookies will be quite soft until the coconut oil has had a chance to solidify.
Notes
- Sprinkle extra coconut sugar and cinnamon on top of the cookies after flattening them with a spoon.
- Mix and match the spices to your liking.
- Adjust the consistency of the cookies by how thin or thick you make them. For dryer cookies, make them flatter and bake a little longer.