Chai Spiced Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

I love pumpkin season, but I’ll be honest—most pumpkin desserts are way too heavy on the spice. These Chai Spiced Pumpkin Snickerdoodles get it just right.

They’ve got all the cozy flavors of a cup of chai—cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, and cloves—without being overpowering. Soft, chewy, and coated in chai-spiced sugar, they’re the perfect cookie for when you want something that tastes like fall… but in a calm, balanced, not-screaming-pumpkin way.

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Chai Spiced Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Course Dessert, Snack

Cuisine American, Fusion

Keyword Baking, Cookies, Dessert, Pumpkin, Snacks, Spices

Servings 18 Cookies

Ingredients

Chai Spice Mixture

• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
• ⅛ teaspoon ground ginger
• ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom

Cookies

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¾ teaspoon cream of tartar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• ¼ teaspoon ground cardamom
• ½ cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
• ½ cup granulated sugar
• ¼ cup light or dark brown sugar, packed
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• ¼ cup pumpkin puree, canned or homemade

Instructions

Prepare Chai Spice Mixture

1. In a medium bowl, stir together all ingredients until thoroughly combined. Set aside.

Prepare Cookies

1. In a bowl, combine all-purpose flour, cinnamon, cream of tartar, salt, cloves, ginger, and cardamom. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl, cream together butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until thoroughly combined, about 1 minute. Add egg yolk, vanilla, and pumpkin puree and mix until smooth. Gently add flour mixture to the creamed butter, and mix on low speed until a cohesive dough is formed. Transfer the prepared cookie dough to a covered container and refrigerate for one hour.
3. Preheat oven to 350°F and set aside two parchment lined baking sheets.
4. Remove cookie dough from the refrigerator and shape it into 2-inch balls (about 1½-2 tablespoons worth of dough). Roll the balls around in the prepared chai spice mixture and place them 2-inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
5. Bake until the cookies looks like its set, about 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and cool completely on the baking sheets.