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Remedy No. 3 · Treats

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles

Gluten-free: soft, bite-sized, mildly spiced, barely sweet.

3 spoons

The gluten-free flour is key to the best texture. Regular flour will produce gummy cookies.

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Everything you’ll need (13 ingredients)
  • 1½ cups gluten-free flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • ½ cup butter room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup pumpkin purée

Equipment & Tools

Two bowls, medium and largeMedium bowl for the dry ingredients; large bowl for the wet, and adding the dry.
Hand mixerTo easily blend the butter and sugar.
Fork, spoon, tablespoon
Cookie sheet

The Bake

Conventional oven at 375°F
8 min per bake
  • 1½ cups gluten-free flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cream of tartar
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp nutmeg

Can sit

Mix with a fork and set aside to mix in later. This is the dry mix.

  • ⅓ cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp ground cloves
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg

Can sit

Mix with a fork and set aside for coating the cookie balls. This is the coating.

  • ½ cup butter room temperature
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • ½ cup pumpkin purée

Can sit

Mix with the hand mixer.

Don’t stop here Add the dry mix straight away.

  • The dry mix

Can sit

Slowly add the dry mix with the hand mixer.

Safe to stop The dough is fine in the fridge for several days.

Can sit

Scoop tablespoon portions and roll them into balls.

Don’t stop here Coat them straight away.

  • The coating

Can sit

Coat each dough ball and place on the cookie sheet. 2-inch spacing is just enough for spreading during the bake.

Safe to stop The coated balls are fine in the fridge for several days.

8 min a batch

Bake 8 min per batch.

Quick Reference Card

The short version, for once you’re comfortable with the recipe. Print it on its own and keep it by the stove.

Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
  1. Dry mix: 1½ cups GF flour, 1 tsp each of salt, cream of tartar, baking powder and nutmeg.
  2. Coating: ⅓ cup sugar, 1 tsp cinnamon, ¼ tsp cloves, ¼ tsp nutmeg.
  3. Beat: ½ cup soft butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 egg, ½ cup pumpkin.
  4. Add the dry mix slowly.
  5. Roll tablespoon balls, coat, 2 in apart.
  6. Bake at 375°F, 8 min a batch.
  • Gluten-free flour, or they go gummy
  • Dough and coated balls keep for days in the fridge
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