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Bake these easy Thanksgiving cookies to keep your guests happy – and keep one or two for yourself! Whether you like pumpkin Thanksgiving cookies or like to mix things up with cranberry shortbreads or cream cheese cookies, we’ve got something for you. From crunchy to melt-in-your-mouth cookies to just something sweet to enjoy for Thanksgiving day, get inspired to bake with our best Thanksgiving cookie recipes. Enjoy!
Thanksgiving Cookie Recipes: 16 Best Cookie Recipes for Thanksgiving
1. Chewy Pumpkin Cookies
These pumpkin cookies are crisp and sweet, and yes, they melt in your mouth with a delicious pumpkin spice flavor! These are the perfect Thanksgiving cookies to offer all around!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box2. Cream Cheese Cookies
Our cream cheese cookies are so soft, dense and flavorful. You've never seen cream cheese cookies that literally melt in your mouth like these ones!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box3. Cranberry Shortbread Cookies
These buttery cranberry shortbread cookies literally melt in your mouth. These festive cookies are ideal for baking for a Thanksgiving party.
Cooking time: 12 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box4. Cream Cheese & Peanut Butter Cookies
Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Cookies, who could resist them? Literally melting in your mouth, our Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Cookies are chewy and sweet, and packed full of amazing peanut butter flavor! Make this Thanksgiving cookie recipe for a celebratory dinner party.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box5. Fudgy Chocolate Brownie Cookies
The best brownie cookie recipe around! These super indulgent chocolate brownie cookies have a crackly crust, fudgy centers, and intense chocolate flavor!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box6. Easy Cinnamon Sugar Cookies
Quick and easy cinnamon sugar cookies! They are really good, plain with spicy, or candies in them. the perfect sugar cookie recipe for the season! Fall flavors, here we come!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box7. No-Bake Oatmeal Cookies
These easy no-bake cookies are super easy to make with chewy oatmeal, the ideal quick and tasty treat! There Easy Peanut Butter No Bake oat cookies Are A Family Favorite!
Cooking time: 1 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box8. Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Cookies
These peanut butter cream cheese cookies are crunchy on the outside, soft on the inside, and they literally melt in your mouth! Ideal for a Thanksgiving treat!
Cooking time: 10 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box9. Pumpkin Chocolate Cookies
Softer than regular pumpkin cookies, our Chocolate Chips Pumpkin Cookies are even more delicious! These Fall cookies are simple and amazing!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box10. Cream Cheese Cookies (low carb, Keto friendly)
These cream cheese cookies are so good; you’ve been warned!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box11. Easy Butter Shortbread Cookies
These shortbread cookies taste divine and literally melt in your mouth.
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box12. Buttery Vanilla Shortbread Cookies
So soft and tender, these butter vanilla shortbread cookies literally melt in your mouth. Make these cookies to serve with your Thanksgiving dinner!
Cooking time: 25 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box13. Dulce de Leche Sandwich Cookies
For an afternoon break with a goodcup of hot tea or coffee, nothing can beat these shortbread cookie sandwiched with a layer of dulce de leche. An indulgent cookie recipe for Thanksgiving!
Cooking time: 0 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box14. Peanut Butter Cookies
Easy peanut butter cookies , great for kids that are just learning to bake.
Cooking time: 8 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box15. Nutella Stuffed Cookie Cups
Nutella stuffed chocolate chips cookie cups are chewy and fudgy. Completely addictive and so easy to make!
Cooking time: 20 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box16. Parmesan Shortbread Cookies
These savory almond parmesan shortbread cookies are great with a salad or holiday cocktails, unless you decide to turn them into an adorable last-minute edible present!
Cooking time: 15 minView recipe >> Save to recipe box
16 Best Thanksgiving Cookie Recipes: Chewy Pumpkin Cookies
by eatwell101
Yield: 16 cookies Prep Time: 20 min Cook time: 20 min
These pumpkin cookies are crisp and sweet, and yes, they melt in your mouth with a delicious pumpkin spice flavor!
Ingredients you need for the Chewy Pumpkin Cookies
Directions
1. To make the pumpkin cookies: The first is to brown the butter. Melt 1 cup of unsalted butter in a saucepan over medium heat, continuing to stir until it reaches a rich amber color with a nutty aroma. Remove the brown butter from heat and skim the lactose that floats at the surface. Transfer the brown butter to a measuring cup to adjust the amount. You should get 1 cup. Chill the brown butter in the refrigerator or the counter while you prep the other ingredients. Make sure it doesn’t set, though.
2. Preheat your oven to 350ºF (180ºC) and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin spices. Set aside.
4. In a large mixing bowl, whisk the brown sugar and cooled brown butter. It should have the texture of wet sand. Whisk in the egg yolk, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and pumpkin puree until smooth.
5. Fold all dry ingredients (flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin spices) and use a spatula to combine them into the batter.
6. Prepare a shallow plate with granulated sugar and cinnamon. Scoop out balls of dough with a large cookie scoop. Coat with the sugar and cinnamon mixture.
7. Arrange the dough balls onto the baking sheet, evenly spaced about 3 inches apart, so they have space to spread out while baking. You should be able to bake a batch of 6 cookies at a time. Leave the rest of the dough out at room temperature.
8. Bake the pumpkin cookies for 12-15 minutes or until the edges are darkened and the center looks puffed and slightly underdone.
9. Rest the cookies on the baking sheet for a couple of minutes, then transfer the pumpkin cookies to a cooling rack. Continue with the remaining cookie dough while the first batch is cooling down. Enjoy! ❤️
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