These Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Cookies turn out so soft and chewy with an amazing Pumpkin flavor. Making cookies from scratch helps to not only cut cost, but also reduce any accidental allergy intake. Having an almond allergy is no fun while trying to find a recipe at a store, so making dessert from scratch is the way to go!

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Published June 26, 2023
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Cost for this recipe

2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice $0.05
1 tsp Baking Soda $0.03
1 tsp Salt $0.01
1 1/2 cups Flour $0.25
1 1/2 cup Brown Sugar $0.40
1 tsp Vanilla $0.03
1 cup Butter $1.00
2 Eggs $0.54
3 1/4 cup Old Fashioned Oats $1.14

The total cost to make this recipe is $3.45.
This recipe makes 28 cookies, making each cost $0.12.

At a local grocery store, Festival Foods, Oatmeal Raisin Cookies in their bakery cost $5.79 for a ten-pack.
That makes each cookie cost $0.57.
Making them from scratch is SO much more cost effective.
Especially when needing to avoid tree nuts or other allergies.

Old Fashioned, Steel-Cut or Rolled Oats?

This age-old question has been wanting to do so much research and tell you all the details.

However, there isn’t like a great amount of information for this topic, as these two products are exactly the same thing. Literally. They are Oats. The only change is how processed they are. By processing the oats, in different methods, you then get the different style.

Rolled Oats aka Old-Fashioned Oats, are a type of lightly processed whole-grain food. They are made from oat groats that have been dehusked and steamed, before being rolled into flat flakes under heavy rollers and then stabilized by being lightly toasted. These are creamier and smoother than Steel-Cut oats.

Steel-Cut Oats are the least processed oats in this list. They are cut into two-or-three layers with a steel blade. Steel-Cut Oats are coarser, chewier and can also be toasted.

When thinking about Oats, “Instant Oats” are cut the thinnest and are the most processed, therefore they cook the quickest.

Recipe for Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Cookies

Ingredients for Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Cookies

2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 tsp Baking Soda
1 tsp Salt
1 1/2 cups Flour
1 1/2 cup Brown Sugar
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Butter, softened
2 Eggs
3 1/4 cup Old Fashioned Oats

Directions for Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Cookies

1. In a medium bowl, whisk together 2 tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice, 1 tsp Salt, 1 tsp Baking Soda, and 1 1/2 cups Flour. Set aside.

2. In the bowl of a KitchenAid mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the 1 cup Softened Butter and 1 1/2 cup Brown Sugar until combined, around 1-2 minutes.

The easiest way to get the butter to cream into the sugar is to use a box grater to shred the butter into the bowl of a KitchenAid mixer. This is the way I have used for over a decade for any baked goods, and it is legit the best method to cream butter. It works for cookies, pastry dough and more.

3. To the butter mixture, add the 2 Eggs and 1 tsp Vanilla Extract, then mix to combine on Low.

Last year, I made Homemade Vanilla Extract, and it was SO easy to do! Click HERE or the link below for the recipe.

Homemade Vanilla Extract – How to make it at home

4. Add half of the dry ingredients to the bowl with the butter mixture, then mix until just combined.

By adding only half of the dry ingredients at a time, you keep the flour from spilling out of the KitchenAid mixer bowl.

5. Add the remaining half of the flour mixture and then mix until combined.

6. Finally, add the 3 1/2 cups Old Fashioned Oats and mix well to combine on Low.

7. Place parchment paper sheets onto the baking stones.

Parchment paper is good for cooking and baking in the oven up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
In addition to that, it allows an easier clean-up once the cookies are done.

8. Using a large ice cream scoop, scoop out 2 Tablespoons of the cookie dough mixture and place them onto the parchment paper lined baking stones.

When measured out, roll the dough between your hands into a ball. Then place them 2 inches apart.

9. Cover the dough and then chill the dough for 1 hour.
This is entirely optional, and you can choose to bake them straight away.

10. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

11. Uncover the cookies, then bake the Pumpkin Spice Oatmeal Cookies for 10-12 minutes.

12. Remove the baked cookies from the oven, then rest on the baking stone for 10 minutes.

By allowing the cookies to cool slightly on the baking stone, they finish baking and stay nice and moist.
If you remove them too soon, they are too soft and will fall apart.

13. Remove the cooled cookies from the baking stone and transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

These Pumpkin Pie Spice Cookies can be stored in a bag for up to 4 days or an airtight container for up to 2 months.
Pretty sure they will not last that long to be concerned about.

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