Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Updated Nov 01, 2025
These pumpkin oatmeal cookies are made with pumpkin spice, pumpkin puree, and a mix of brown sugar and old-fashioned oats that keep them chewy.
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A Chewy Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Pumpkin oatmeal cookies are one of those bakes I make when I’ve got a half-can of pumpkin purée sitting in the fridge after another recipe. They’re soft, chewy, and just spiced enough to taste like fall without being over the top.
This recipe makes 22 cookies and has a whole tablespoon of pumpkin spice in the pumpkin oatmeal cookie batter, but it only needs ⅓ cup of pumpkin puree. My kids fell in love with the flavor and that chewy texture, so we have been making them on repeat this fall!
Happy Baking!
– Yumna
This recipe was part of our monthly Cooking Challenge for October 2025!
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies Ingredients
- Dry ingredients: All-purpose flour, pumpkin spice, baking soda, salt, and old-fashioned oats.
- Wet ingredients: Melted butter (cooled slightly so it doesn’t scramble the yolk), brown sugar, granulated sugar, pumpkin purée, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Make sure the pumpkin purée isn’t watery if it looks loose, blot it with a paper towel before using.
How to Make Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookie Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup pumpkin purée
- 1 egg yolk
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the flour, pumpkin spice, baking soda, and salt.
- In another large bowl, whisk together the melted butter and sugars until smooth. Add the pumpkin purée, egg yolk, and vanilla extract, and whisk again until well combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix with a spatula until just combined. Add the oats and mix until just incorporated.
- Using a 1.5 tablespoon spring-loaded cookie scoop, scoop a rounded amount of dough and place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Lightly flatten the top of each cookie.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are just set and lightly golden.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
FAQs
Once cooled, keep the cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 days. To keep them chewy, place a slice of bread in the container, and the cookies will absorb the moisture from the bread and stay soft longer.
Yes. Place the cookies in a single layer on a baking sheet and freeze until solid. Then, transfer them to a freezer bag or container. They’ll keep for up to 2 months.
Comments
I just made these tonight as a Halloween treat! They were delicious and I will be continuing to make them throughout the rest of the fall! The perfect amount of pumpkin flavor, and a great way to spice up regular oatmeal cookies!
Awesome!! So glad you enjoyed them, Jenna. Thank you!
Perfect cookies for the season! Mine came out a little dry; not sure why, but they tasted wonderful, especially with a cup of coffee!
So glad you liked them, Laurie! Hmm, not sure why they ended up a little dry. Did you bake them at the recommended temperature and for the recommended amount of time? Or perhaps your oven runs hot?
Made these yesterday and they are “so good!” So easy to make and full of pumpkin flavor!
Amazing! So happy you loved them!!
I loved these cookies. This definitely was my pumpkin fix. Instead of using all purpose flour I used quinoa flour since I only had quinoa flour in my pantry. The cookies were very light. The family truly enjoyed them!
Yum, love that! So happy you liked how they turned out!!
I was really looking forward to making these for my book club – I put the cookies back in the oven for another 2 minutes and got distracted and overcooked them!! They are still soooo good, but I will definitely be remaking them soon. Very easy to throw together and I added just a bit of mini chocolate chips. Thanks for another delicious pumpkin recipe! We make your pumpkin pancakes almost every weekend in fall/winter.
Oh no! Glad you still liked them when they were a little overbaked but I’m excited for you to try them again! Thank you, Claire!
These cookies are the perfect fall dessert! They’re delightfully chewy and have just the right amount of pumpkin spice flavor.
Thank you, Courtney! Yay! So glad you liked them!!
Made a double batch of these for my co-workers at school this week. AMAZING! I got a quite a few requests for the recipe!
Aww, so glad they were a hit!! Thank you so much!
Made these over the weekend for my office and everyone LOVED them! Yum!
Yay! I’m so happy they were a hit. Thank you so much!
So easy and so delicious. Big hit when turned into whoopie pies with cream cheese frosting!
Love that! So happy you liked them. Thank you, Dawn!!
It was delicious!
Yum.. I know what I’m making this weekend. I love all your recipes. Thank you!
I hope you love them!
Oatmeal Pumpkin cookies turned out so soft, chewy and full of flavor. Perfect for this time of year!
I’m that person who loves all things pumpkin. Made them and they were a hit with my granddaughter, who also is a pumpkin fanatic!!
So happy to hear!
Love the pumpkin spice flavor and chewy texture of this cookie. I added chocolate chips ours. Yum!
These cookies are amazing! They are easy to make, and are even HEALTHY!!
So happy you enjoyed them!
These are the perfect fall cookie! They are nice and chewy with great pumpkin spice flavor. And super easy to make! A win win in my book!
Love it! I had 2 cans of pumpkin purée sitting in my pantry, and this recipe really caught my eye so I decided to make it. It was really yummy and I loved the pumpkin spice flavour. My only complaint is that the recipe doesn’t use much pumpkin purée + you can’t really taste it, but still lovely & I’ll definitely make it again soon :).
So glad you liked it, Lina! I have lots of other recipes using pumpkin puree, if you’re interested (check them out here).
You had me at pumpkin! The recipe is easy and the cookies are delicious!!!
Awesome!! So happy you loved them!! Thanks!
Easy to make and delicious cookie recipe. Another keeper
Yay! So glad to hear you loved it!! Thank you!
This was the easiest recipe and they turned out perfectly! I only made a single batch and will definitely have to make more once my family finds them! Another perfect recipe; thank you!
Aww, so glad you loved them!! Thank you so much!
I have to make them again this weekend….my husband is still raving about them!
I have to admit, I didn’t follow the recipe as is. I don’t eat granulated sugar so I substituted it with organic maple syrup. Also, I only cook with whole wheat flour. With that said, I have to say they came out absolutely delicious. The pumpkin spice and puree gave them a really good flavor. I am a novice at cooking and especially baking and found this recipe easy and fun. Thanks, Yumna! This was my first cooking challenge and I look forward to trying another!
Yay!! So happy you liked it! Love the swaps you made. Thank you, Thom!!
I couldn’t wait to make this recipe. I just finished and these cookies are so good. Definitely taking them to card club.
Amazing! So happy you liked them!! Thanks!
I made these cookies for the October Cooking Challenge. I added chocolate chips because my family loves the pumpkin + chocolate combo. The dough was a tad sticky for me, so I added a little more flour before baking. Thanks!
Thanks for the feedback, Emiley! So glad you liked them!!
I love anything pumpkin and these cookies fit the bill! Soft, chewy and oh so good. The bonus is that they are very easy to make.
Thank you!! So happy you enjoyed them and found them easy to make, Shirley!
These cookies were super easy to make and taste great!
Amazing! So happy you loved them!! Thank you!
These were so good! Delicious, came out perfect.
Aww, I’m so happy you liked them!! Thanks!
This is theee perfect fall recipe, its the one that will cure your cravings before you eat it, just as its baking. Turned out perfect, chewiness and softness are on point.
Aww, so glad you loved it!! Thank you!
Love it so much
Yay, I’m so glad!! Thanks!
I added some finely chopped raisins & the total experience was awesome!! Thanks
Love that!! So happy you liked them!
These have to be THE best cookies I think I’ve ever made. 10/10, no notes!
Wow, thank you so much!! So happy you loved them, Bridgette! Yay!
Made these delicious cookies this afternoon. They were as good as I expected them to be… I added chocolate chips as well. Will definitely use this recipe again.
So glad you liked them, Helen!! Thank you so much!
These were so good I had to hide some to save for the next day or they would all have been eaten.
Aww, love that!! So glad you enjoyed them! Thank you!!
Yum! This is my kind of cookie. Can’t wait to try this recipe. We’ve had your peanut butter energy balls on repeat over here.
Yay, I hope you love them! Thank you!!
These are absolutely delicious! Somehow soft yet chewy, hearty, yet still so satisfying! I actually made a second batch of these because everybody loved them so much the first time. I did experiment a bit – used half wheat flour and then did 1/4 cup maple syrup, 1/4 cup brown sugar, 1/4 cup sugar and then a bunch of additional spices. Obviously tasted a bit different but still just as delish! Will be keeping this recipe handy for these chilly fall mornings 🙂
Yay! Love the tweaks you made and so happy you liked the cookies!! Thank you!
My whole family loved these chewy, moist, delicious cookies. Easy to make without dragging out my mixer. Think I might even add in some semi-sweet mini chocolate chips for more of a dessert feel next time. As is, we were happy to also eat them as breakfast on the go! Thanks for another great recipe! And a great use for the can of pumpkin puree leftover from last Thanksgiving.
Amazing!! Aww, so happy they were a hit at your house! Thank you so much!!