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A plate of soft, golden Vegan Pumpkin Cookies studded with chocolate chips, with a small pumpkin in the background.
Linda

Vegan Pumpkin Cookies

Soft, warmly spiced cookies with real pumpkin flavor that stay chewy for days - no one will guess they're vegan.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 24 cookies
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 105

Ingredients
  

Dry Ingredients
  • 2.25 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1.5 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 tsp ground ginger
  • 0.25 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 0.5 tsp fine sea salt
Wet Ingredients
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
  • 0.75 cup granulated sugar
  • 0.5 cup brown sugar packed
  • 0.5 cup neutral oil vegetable or melted refined coconut
  • 1.5 tsp vanilla extract

Equipment

  • Large Mixing Bowl
  • Medium mixing bowl
  • Baking Sheets
  • Parchment Paper
  • Cookie Scoop or Tablespoon
  • Wire cooling rack

Method
 

Prep
  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and salt until evenly combined.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk pumpkin puree, granulated sugar, brown sugar, oil, and vanilla until smooth and no sugar lumps remain, about 1 minute.
  4. Add dry ingredients to wet and stir with a wooden spoon or spatula just until no flour streaks remain. Do not overmix - the dough will be soft and sticky, not stiff.
  5. Using a cookie scoop or tablespoon, drop 2-tablespoon mounds of dough onto prepared sheets, spacing 2 inches apart. Bake 12-14 minutes until edges look set and tops are matte with slight cracks. Centers should still look slightly underdone - they firm up as they cool.
  6. Cool on baking sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely. Store in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days.

Notes

For extra texture, press a few vegan chocolate chips or chopped pecans into each cookie before baking. If your dough seems too wet to scoop, chill 15 minutes - different pumpkin brands vary in moisture. These freeze beautifully: layer cooled cookies between parchment in a freezer bag for up to 2 months.