Everything tastes better with pumpkin and these Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cookies are no exception. Simple to make and tastes great, you can't want much more than that.
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Prepare a baking sheet lightly with nonstick cooking spray or with parchment paper.
In a large stand mixer or with an electric hand mixer cream together peanut butter, butter, sugar, and brown sugar. Once combined and smooth add in pumpkin puree and continue to mix until creamy and combined.
Meanwhile in a separate bowl sift together your flour, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice. Then slowing add into your wet batter. Scraping sides as needed while you mix.
Roll your dough into 1 inch balls. Place on a baking sheet and use a fork to make a crisscross pattern.
Bake for 10 minutes or until cookies just start to turn brown. Be careful not to over bake these cookies can get hard quickly. Once cooked allow to cool on the pan or on a wire rack for 10 minutes then serve and enjoy.
Notes
What is pumpkin spice? Pumpkin spice is a blend of spices. Usually, you find cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and allspice in a pumpkin spice blend.