These Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodle cookies are so easy to make. All you need is a box of vanilla cake mix, pumpkin spice, and a few other quick ingredients.
Now that the cool air of fall is finally making its way to New England, I am so ready for all things fall! My kids are back to school, and I have been busy baking up yummy sweet treats! My kids love nothing more than to come home from school and enjoy some fresh-baked cookies.
Most recently, I made some Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodle Cake Mix Cookies that are the perfect fall cookie.
These easy Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodle Cake Mix Cookies are not only one of the easiest fall cookie recipes to make, but they are also perfect for bedtime. I don’t know about your children, but mine are just like me.
They enjoy some fresh-baked cookies and milk before bed if they were good. I stress the “if they were good” part because it provides them with a small incentive to behave nicely during the day.
Pumpkin spice snicker doodle cookie ingredients
- 15.25 ounce boxed vanilla cake mix
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp lemon extract
- 1 tsp cream of tartar
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin spice for rolling*
- 4 tablespoons granulated sugar for rolling*
- 1 stick unsalted butter at room temperature
Do you need to chill the dough?
In short, yes! Chilling the dough is important for this recipe so that your cookies bake up nicely and do not spread thin and flat. You need a minimal one hour of chill time, but you can ideally chill the dough for up to 36 hours.
To chill, form dough into a log shape and wrap tightly with multiple layers of plastic wrap. This will prevent the dough from drying out.
How to freeze the dough
If you would like to freeze these cookies, be sure to form tablespoon sized cookie dough balls. Do not coat cookie balls in cinnamon or sugar before freezing. You will do this only before baking when that times comes.
Line cookie balls on a cookie sheet and put the whole sheet in the freezer. Once dough balls are frozen solid, put them in an airtight freezer-safe container and store for up to 3 months. They will need 1-2 additional baking minutes per batch.
Pumpkin Spice Snickerdoodle Cake Mix Cookies
Equipment
- baking sheet
- Mixing bowl
- wooden spoon
- oven adjusted to the center rack position
Ingredients
Cookie Ingredients
- 15.25 ounce boxed vanilla cake mix
- 8 tablespoons unsalted butter room temperature
- 1 large egg room temperature
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
Spiced Sugar for rolling
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin spice for rolling*
- 4 tbsps. granulated sugar for rolling*
Instructions
- Mix all the cookie ingredients in one bowl- dough will be a slightly sticky.
- Chill dough for at least 1 hour to firm up cookies. Longer is better. You can chill this for up to 36 hours when wrapped tightly.
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line two medium or one large cookie baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Form tablespoon-sized balls of dough.
- Add sugar and spice to a bowl and whisk.
- Dip each cookie in the mixture and coat.
- Bake cookies for 8-9 minutes. Be careful that the bottoms do not get too toasty.
- Move cookies to a cooling rack and cool for 10 minutes.
- Store cooled cookies for up to 5 days in an airtight container.
Pumpkin spice snickerdoodles? You’re killing me! I HAVE to make these. NOW.
Your bedtime routine is great and so cute, the cookies reward is such a great idea. I saw that recipe and they look a very makable sookie for the fall.
I used to be really good at bedtime routines, but after our fourth child, routine has gone out the window. I think it probably would help our evenings if I re-established a routine. I think I might work on that this school year. Thanks for the recipe too! I love snickerdoodle anything!
YUM! I love snickerdoodles, I can only imagine how tasty they are with a hint of pumpkin. What a cute book!
Yum! I am drooling over these cookies! I so need to make these low carb for my family!
I’m all about that cookie… I want some NOW! And I wouldn’t mind having that adorable book read to me, too! It looks really cute and I love the illustrations!
A bedtime routine is so important. I remember when my son would make an excuse to get out of bed. This sounds like a cute story and those cookies look yummy.
Love the idea of rolling the cookies in pumpkin pie spice. I’ll have to do that the next time we make a batch.
I love cake mix cookies! I am so excited to have a new variety to try.
This is a perfect snack for my kids! They’ll surely love this!
This recipe reminds me of Fall. It sounds so amazing!! The recipe sounds easy enough that I can make it! ?
Recipe calls for 1 cup unsalted butter, but doesnt say what to do with it. Also says to roll dough in pumpkin spice, then it says to mix sugar and spice and roll. I guess I am confused.
Hello, thank you for stopping by. The recipe says to mix all the cookie ingredients in one bowl including that stick of butter. I will notate, but room temperature butter works best for mixing. Once the dough balls are formed, you mix them in the spiced sugar. I will adjust for confusion. Thank you.