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Pumpkin peanut butter cookies pair nicely with a glass of milk or coffee for an afternoon treat
Thank the good freakin’ Lord it’s Friday. I could’ve seriously done without the events that have happened to me this week. I’m just all sorts of ANNOYED and I feel like I’m on my last nerve by the end of every day. You know what else I could’ve done without? Blog drama. Like, are you even freaking kidding me with that? Typically I don’t get all huffy puffy about stuff that people leave in comments for me and just ignore it or delete it, but that lady crossed the line, as most of you all agreed with me on Twitter. I even got the sweetest email from a reader saying how she actually made the sauce (and how amazing it was) and I need to stop letting that crazy lady write comments on my blog.
This is what I’ve learned this week: if you can’t say anything nice, shut your pie hole. And if you have happen to grow a pair behind a computer screen – good for you, because now you can come say it to my dang face. Oh, you can’t? You’re only ballsy when hiding behind a computer screen? Get a life. I hate trolls.
Sorry, I just had to let that all air out. I’ve been keeping way too much in this week and it’s slowly breaking me down.
I’m thankful for good times with my coworkers. I’m glad that my manager and coworker are both good friends of mine. We went out last night to grab drinks and appetizers and it was so relieving. This is going to sound wrong but the first sip of wine tasted SO GOOD. It was like a huge stress reliever and took away all the weight on my shoulders and helped me forget my anxiety for a bit. So thankful that I’m able to go out and let loose every now and then with my coworkers and shoot the sh!t.
You really do need that in your life. No matter how stressed you are, no matter how busy you get, you must make time to go out and be with good company. You will get so burned out if you don’t. Take the time to breathe every once in a while. It’s really okay to just stop and let life live while you relax. It’s so liberating. I feel like a brand new person after last night. It’s weird, but there’s just been so much stress and anxiety bottling up and I think I finally burned out.
Speaking of enjoying life to the fullest, these pumpkin peanut butter cookies were baked as apart of a bake sale for a dear friend of mine’s best friend, Beka, who is doing a run/walk for Chron’s Disease.
Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 cups (250 g) all purpose flour
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 8 tablespoons (112 g) unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup (150 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (110 g) dark brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (245 g) pumpkin puree
- ¾ cup (194 g) creamy peanut butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (177 °C) and line baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Next, add the egg and vanilla extract and mix until incorporated.
- Add the pumpkin puree and peanut butter and beat until mixed well. Then gently add in the flour mixture in two batches.
- Spoon dough onto cookie sheet with a cookie scoop.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes or until edges start getting golden brown and the cookie is just starting to set.
- Let cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.
- Store in an airtight container for up to 7 days.
These cookies are such a tasty blend of pumpkin and peanut butter. Everybody in the family loves them. The texture is fantastic. This recipe is part of our holiday time now:) Thank you for sharing your stress. Communicating so honestly is a lost necessity. It helps your readers too in times of struggle:)
Thank you so much! I’m glad you and your family loved these cookies!
Yummy! Something new…I added a Walnut on top.
Thank You for sharing.?
I found your site looking for a peanut butter cookie recipe I could convert into dog treats. My dogs LOVE peanut butter, and pumpkin is supposed to be really good for them.
Cookies look awesome. Trolls only exist to get attention for themselves. Talking to them, or about them only fuels their negative feeding frenzy. hehe
HEY GUY’S CAN THESE COOKIES BE PURCHASED ONLINE COOKED..AND PEANUT BUTTER PUNKIN. .I PURCHASED PUNKIN PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES IN TACOMA WA. AT FRED MEYER STORE ON PACIFIC AND 72TH.ST STORE. .LOVE THEM COOKIES. .IAM IN SAV.GA NOW CAN I ORDER ONLINE COOKED? ?THANKS MICHAEL .BE WELL THANKS.
Hi, this is not an online web store for baked goods. Sorry.
These are delicious! Just made them with my little boy and he definitely loves them… When I asked him if we should eventually add nuts or something he said “mom, don’t change ANYTHING these are great!”
I just made these gluten, dairy and nut free! Yes, peanut free too…. Using a peanut free alternative called Wow Butter and using a gluten free flour blend and dairy free margarine. They are delicious! I topped them with melted chocolate swirls too. Thank you so much for the inspiration. Yum yum!!
These Pumpkin Peanut Butter cookies are outstanding. I have made them three times now and I can’t keep them in the house. I can’t wait to make them for Thanksgiving. Thank you!!!!! Happy Holidays!!!!
So happy to hear this! Happy Holidays to you too!
Mmmm making these today, finally found one that sounds like what I was looking for. Thanks :-)
I hope you enjoy, Sarah!
Thank you so much for this lovely recipe! I just baked these today and my husband and I absolutely LOVED them! Crunchy around, very soft inside, just delicious, can taste Peanut Butter and Pumpkin, love this recipe – my favorite cookies.
My husband hates Peanut Butter so I was surprised when he said “These cookies are very yummy, even with PB!”
I am looking forward to try out more of your recipes.
Oh my goodness…I made these the other day and they are WONDERFUL!! Super moist and soft! I added chocolate chips to some of them!! YUMMY!! :)