Soft and pillowy cookies, healthier (and better) than a drinkable pumpkin spice latte. These pumpkin spice latte cookies are free from the top 8 allergens, gluten-free, vegan, and paleo. You’ll be sure to get a dose of real pumpkin here!
Think I can blow your minds again this week? Well I think I can with this recipe. And no, Strength and Sunshine is not having an identity crisis. You came to the right blog! You may just have thought that I just never share dessert recipes, and that is true (somewhat). Anything I make as a dessert can double as a breakfast and vice versa. So can these cookies, but I’ll just call them dessert (play along). The only time I do “bake” more “dessertish” recipes is during this start of the holiday season, Fall and Winter. So the recipes usually include some pumpkin and fun like these cocoa pumpkin cookies and this crustless pumpkin pie. However, these are no ordinary pumpkin cookies, you see.
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You see, I happen to have some really awesome friends who just so happen to create some really awesome “flours”. I’ve been able to make grainless butternut squash bread, apple gingerbread muffins, and sweet potato chocolate chip pancakes. I’ve always been blown-away but the creativity and ground-breaking products Anti-Grain Foods has produced. When they came out with their new organic pumpkin flour this year, I knew the lives of pumpkin loving fiends were about to change forever.
This flour is so ground-breaking that it got me to bake cookies! I mean, that’s telling you something! Crazy thing is, I had zero intention of baking cookies with the flour. I had 2 other recipe ideas in my head to make first. One was a sort of breakfast cake and the other was some doughnuts. (Those will still happen, don’t worry!). I even had out my baking pan and my doughnut pan, while mixing together ingredients, not a cookie thought in my mind.
But then as the dough I’d made took its form, I felt it with my hands and thought no. NO! This isn’t cake or doughnut dough…this is COOKIE DOUGH! I didn’t want to add any cocoa powder or a few other things I had planned for the other recipes since I wanted to keep this perfect texture intact. But if this dough was meant to make cookies, it needed something extra to make them stand out even more in this crazy world of pumpkin love.
That’s when I started thinking about just what makes a pumpkin loving fiend go crazy this time of year. I’ve heard about this thing that makes them swoon. I believe it’s called the Pumpkin Spice Latte (or PSL for those who can’t handle the whole title). I’ve never had my own firsthand encounter with this majestic latte from Starbucks, but I do know (how could you not) that it’s extremely popular and lusted over until the season finally comes. Since I won’t be drinking one any time in the near future, I though I might as well appease myself as well are the loving fiends with the lovely taste in cookie form! (I’m also not one for drinks anyway.)
But maybe the greatest part about these pumpkin spice latte cookies is that fact that they have REAL pumpkin and not some fake concoction that Starbucks was trying to pass off as pumpkin these last few years (until they changed it this year). To keep the pumpkin and pumpkin flour the stars with highlights from the flavor of the latte, I didn’t want to take away from the allergy-free and grainlessness. You won’t find nuts in the form of almond flour here, nor will you find the trendy bandwagon of “bean” desserts happening today. Although I do think beans are good with pumpkin. So I’m pretty sure I nailed the dessert of the season for all my food allergy friends. #1 goal? Accomplished!
These cookies are thick, soft, fluffy pillows of pumpkin love. When you roll and flatten them a bit in to discs, your hands turn a bit orange (don’t worry, it rinses right off…but it also gave me the idea of dressing up as a pumpkin for Halloween). They’re healthy and nourishing enough for a fun breakfast treat, a snackable coffee extra, or of course the dessert they are meant to be. I also had to make them just a tad more fun by adding my favorite allergy-free Sprinklez since sprinkles make everything just that much more amazing! Right?
- 1 Cup Pure Pumpkin Puree
- ½ Cup Pumpkin Flour
- ½ Cup Arrowroot Starch
- 2 Tsp Baking Powder
- ¼ Cup Unsweetened Almond Milk (or non-dairy milk of choice)
- ½ Tsp Coffee Extract
- 1 Tsp Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice
- 1 Tsp Instant Espresso Powder
- 40 Drops Vanilla Stevia
- Chocolate Sprinkelz (optional topping)
- Preheat the oven to 375°F.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients (except the Spinkelz), and mix well until it form a dough.
- Take about 2 tablespoons for each cookie, roll in to a ball with your hands and then place them on a baking sheet lined with a Silpat or parchment paper and flatten the cookies a bit into thick discs.
- Sprinkle the tops of the cookies with some of the Sprinkelz if desired and then bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes.
- Remove and let cool (or not).
Aren’t these orange discs of pumpkin love just beckoning you? I know they are for me! If my photos aren’t enticing your enough, then let me tell you about the lovely smell these emit as they’re baking! Pure Fall happiness! Taking these pictures and trying to hold myself back from devouring the plate was rather difficult. They made me want a huge mug of coffee to dip them into 😉 Now that’s an idea! Just take black coffee and dip these pumpkin spice latte cookies in the coffee to make you’re own “PSL” 😉 Hahahaha!
So tell me:
+ Are you a PSL fan? I’m pretty content with just the cookies 😉
+ Soft cookies or crispy cookies? Soft, thick, and chewy please!
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Love these cookies! I am so excited to have found your site. I am definitely going to try tons of your delicious recipes. Cheers!
Thank you so much dear! That means a lot <3
I have some coworkers who would love these! I am so glad you shared them, thanks!
I hope you’ll love them as well!
Take that, Starbucks!! 😉 These look fantastic- I’ll have to check out those “flours” you mentioned and used.
Get some!!! Their flours are simply amazing!
And they have coffee in them too, perfect!
That’s how you make them “latte” 😛
These look insanely marvelous!
Thank you!
These sound amazing! I saw this last week and shared it + pinned it. LOVE this recipe! I had no idea about pumpkin flour and I can’t wait to get some. Such a fun fall recipe, it’s no wonder this was the most popular post over at Savory Saturdays. Excited to be featuring it this week. Have a great rest of the week!
Thanks Emily!
Congrats! These beauties are the most popular recipe at this weekend’s Savoring Saturdays party! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing them with us, Rebecca!
Thanks dear!
I have never heard of pumpkin flour but I love using new products! This would be great for a crust!
It’s fantastic, but definitely not substantial enough to be a crust on its own!
Yum! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks!
Rebecca, this was the first post that stood out to me from Savoring Saturdays last week. (BTW, thank you for always linking up!) I’m going to have to get my hands on some pumpkin flour. Because these cookies! They look perfectly soft, moist, and chewy.
Also, I’m featuring them this weekend 🙂
I’m totally eating one I just heated up that I’d frozen…as I read this 😉
Offcourse i did ! I meant more like.. i would have not thought about pumpkin flour ! I did check out the amazon link that u have linked… i am so going to try it out too. Thanks !
Pumpkin flour sounds so much fun. Never tried ever… where did u find some ?
You obviously didn’t read the post.
Oooh yummy cookies! I haven’t heard of anti-grain flours, I will have to check them out. The sweet potato one sounds good =)
I’m pinning this!
Go check out my chocolate chip sweet potato pancake recipe then 😉
These look amazing!!! I love Pumpkin Spice anything!
These will be your new favorite pumpkin spice thing 😉
I LOVE pumpkin spice lattes, so I can only imagine that I’d love these cookies too!
You will love these even more 😉
If it is Pumpkin and Latte, I will love it, these cookies look awesome!
Then you will!
Yum! I would love to eat these with a cold glass of almond milk!
That’s the way!
These cookies would be great to take to the office on a nice fall day.
It would be a nice gesture!
I didn’t know you could get pumpkin flour and these look incredible!
Thanks!
I had no idea there was pumpkin flour–now I need to go buy some and make your awesome cookies!
Thank you!
Oooooo I think I may have to try these for my GF & DF daughter! They look very yummy!
She will love them 😉
I have never heard of pumpkin flour, but I think you just opened up my mind up to a whole new world of baking. Now I need to go research some new flavors while I munch on pumpkin spice latte cookies. Thanks for sharing, my holidays are going to be a bit more inspired now.
Pumpkin inspired for sure!
I’ve only had a Starbuck’s pumpkin spiced latte once (a couple of years ago) and thought it was too sweet and faintly pretty awful. These look WAY better and healthier to boot. I didn’t know Starbuck’s didn’t use real pumpkin.
Never have to have that latte again 😉
Once is enough!
Oh wow! Your cookies are screaming, asking me to eat them :O I wish! They look so delicious
Thank you so much Sarah!!! They are screaming for you to make them asap!
They look so delicious!
Thanks!
WOAH! Pumpkin flour?! Who knew that even existed. I love the look of these cookies, Rebecca!
Thank you so much Katie!
These cookies look and sound delicious. I love the idea of using pumpkin flour – a new one for me. Sounds like it is worth a try, though!
Thank you!
No PSL for me but I will take some of these cookies! These looks so delicious! And pumpkin flour- I’ve never heard of that before! That sounds so interesting. I’ll have to try making some pumpkin cookies of my own!
Cookies are WAY better!
HI Rebecca,
These cookies sound delicious. I love pumpkin anyway you can make it. I have used the pumpkin flour and have loved the results.
It’s simply amazing!
Oh this is a good one, so many people will be able to enjoy this one.
They will! Thanks!
I don’t really like pumpkin or coffee yet somehow these sound really appealing!
You are missing out girl! Try these for sure!
Yummy! Love pumpkin recipes 🙂
Thank you!
I’ve never heard of pumpkin flour before. I bet it would be great in many baked goods. I need to try these cookies this weekend. They look amazing!
I can tell you it is 😉 Been baking with it so much this week!
Well…now I have to go home and make these 😀 I’ve never heard of pumpkin flour before, but I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
Thank you!!
These look so soft and delicious! I’d love one to dip in some coffee right now.
They are perfect with some coffee 😉
HUBBA HUBBA I need these cookies in my life. AND I need pumpkin flour. WHAT?! My mind is blown. Thanks for the drool-worthy recipe!
Haha, thank you so much Chrissa!
These look really yummy! Definitely better than a latte! Becky x
Totally! Thank you!
Oh my gosh these are crazzzyyyy!!! Pumpkin flour, holy wow. I bet they are so so good! Pinning!
They are!!! I’m cookie obsessed now!
I’ve never had a PSL either, but these look fantastic!! I love the sprinkles on top. It kind of makes them seem Halloween-themed to me too. You always come up with such creative recipes, and I appreciate how you let us in on your thought process. Happy FF, and have a fabulous weekend! 🙂
Yup! The ultimate Fall cookie! Hits all the marks! Thanks Kaila!
oooohhh these cookies look delicious, and I would love to have one with my coffee this morning! It just amazes me that they are constantly coming up with ingredients that are so much better for us, and taste great!
These plus coffee is all you’ll ever need 😉
I’m so excited to try pumpkin flour (and this recipe) now! And seriously, PSL cookies? Genius!
Haha, thank you!
Pumpkin flour? I will have to look out for that! These look amazing! I will definitely be trying to find the ingredients to make some of these this month.
Thank you!
These look really good!
Thanks!
These look perfect!
Thank you!!
These look gorgeous! Pumpkin flour? Will have to investigate that one!
It’s amazing!!
Oh wow now these looks very delicious. This is one recipe that I will be book marking!
Thank you!
This looks so yummy too! All your cookies look so perfect!
Thank you!
These look delicious. I’m having a cup of tea right now and one of these cookies would go down really well right now (especially as I’m catching up on bake off).
Perfect afternoon snack 😉
Yes they are beckoning to me! I love how you used coffee to add flavor! I would’ve never though of this 🙂
But if it’s pumpkin spice latte….that’s kinda essential.
Haha true!
The perfect pumpkin experience! Yummy! Time to bake!
Haha, it is!!
Thanks for another great recipe – I love pumpkin Rebecca!
Thank you!
These look yummy. I’m not crazy over pumpkin but my 17 year old likes it. I’d have to see the carb count on that flour before I could use it. We do a low carb style of eating to help control type 2 diabetes.
I’m sure you would like them!
I’ve got to get my hands on some of this grain free powder. I’ve heard amazing things about pumpkin seed powder and helping you sleep. These cookies are seriously so gorgeous though, they look like something I would pay lots and lots of money to eat!!
This is actual pumpkin flour!
I think I could put Starbucks out of business 😉
Pumpkin spice latte in cookie form? Count me in! Sounds like the perfect fall treat 🙂 Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you Lucie!!! xoxoxoxo
Those flavours sound amazing! I’ve never had a pumpkin latte and now I feel I’m really missing out! The cookies look so good Rebecca 😀
Don’t worry, you just need the cookies 😉
Pumpkin flour?! How cool! These cookies look great 🙂
Thank you!!
Pumpkin flour??? What??? Why I’ve never heard of this before! Give me all please and all these cookies too, they look absolutely incredible!
Haha, thank you so much love!
Pumpkin flour is now on my wish list! I’m always learning about alternative flours from you ???? These look awesome and I love pumpkin, of course. Not a fan of coffee though. Do you think I could leave the expresso powder out?
Sure, just not as fun! Maybe some vanilla!
Oh my YUM! Two of my favorite things in one! Gotta find that pumpkin flour…
It’s amazing!!
Wow, I didn’t even know there was such a thing as pumpkin flour! I always knew that Starbuck’s pumpkin tasted super fake, but I didn’t know they changed it this year. Is it supposed to be ok now? Either way your recipe looks much better. Pinning!
They say they’re actually using real pumpkin and not….chemicals? Haha!
I’ve been wanting to try this flour for so long! This recipe is a perfect excuse to go ahead and buy some! Keep your creative and delicious recipes coming!!!!
I find that hard to believe since they just developed it 😛
But thanks!
I by know means was trying to say something untrue…so I’ll clarify I guess. I follow this company on instgram and have wanted to try they’re apple, sweet potato and butternut squash flour for quite some time. So sorry that’s what I meant…not technically the pumpkin
These pumpkin spice latte cookies are so delicious and they are perfect for the holiday season. I like drinking pumpkin spice latte and now I have a cookie recipe for it. YUM!
Yup! Thank you dear!!
HOLY YUM SAUCE!!! 😉 Girl, you always come up with some amazingly scrumptious sounding recipes!! 😀
Thank you!
Pumpkin FLOUR!? Jealous is not the word!! I love my pumpkin lattes, but cookie form would win any day. Enjoy!!!
Hahaha! They do make your day pretty spectacular!
I have never in my life heard of pumpkin flour, need some of that now! Looks so good!
It is so fun! Haha! Flour can be fun 😉
This is the epitome of fall in cookie form! <3!
I think I’d have to agree 😉
You are crazy with those cool flours Rebecca! Those cookies look great, too – I may have to try them with coconut sugar & maple 🙂
I’d go for maple!
Ooooo, I love the espresso element in this cookie. Very clever! They do look soft and pillowy, I could eat many of these. 😉
Well isn’t the coffee essential to a PSL? Hahaha!
Pumpkin flour??? Come to mama!!! I need this in my kitchen.
Yes!!!!! It is too much fun to be without! Life changing 😉
Seriously I have never tried pumpkin flour, I need to get some! These cookies look delicious and I have to whip some up to enjoy with my homemade PSL. I like PSL but more of a fan of making it at home and treats inspired by it but not a big fan of the coffee shop versions. Oh and love me some chewy cookies! Crispy I can only do for graham crackers or like gingersnaps, they are just too dry. Unless I’m in a dunking mood than I guess I need a crispy cookie so it doesn’t crumble into the milk. 😉
Totally! Always homemade and always in unconventional ways!
Yes! Graham cracker things are the only things that should be crunchy!
Oh my gosh Rebecca, these look DIVINE!! I need to get my hands on some of this pumpkin flour because it sounds amazing and I can already think of about 596293 recipes I’d like to try it in. You totally had me at the word ‘soft’ on this recipe – nice soft centres is totally where it’s at! 🙂
I know!!! I have so many things I want to make! I have to make sure not to spill one dot of this flour!
Always! I really don’t get satisfaction from crunchy cookies XP
Oooh pumpkin flour….I need that in my life!
Yes, yes!
“Pumpkin flour”??? Oh wow – I need to get my hands on some of that! These cookies look so good Rebecca – I usually love soft, cakey cookies – but I’ll take these chewy ones today!
These are soft and cakey! Not really chewy. I don’t know how to describe baked goods effectively 😉 My lack of skill!
The S and L part was definitely unexpected! You are one smart cookie (pun absolutely intended because I love puns)! I just want these soft pillowly pumpkin rounds in my mouth right NOW! Those sideshots that show just how thick and chewy they are are so enticing <3 Might have to try it with pumpkin puree and squash or sweet potato flour since I already have those 🙂
I just had one warmed in the micro this morning and o…..so good!!!!! I think I’ll have to send you a secret baggie of pumpkin flour, specifically for this cookies 😉 This is just too much fruity feasting to handle by myself 😉 xoxo
I learn something new every day. Today it’s pumpkin flour. Who knew. I will be on the lookout because it has to add incredible flavor to anything pumpkin made. Cookies look wonderful. They’d go fast in my house.
And ultra pumpkin cookies will go even faster!
I have never heard of pumpkin flour. Your cookies look delicious
Thank you!
I have never seen or used pumpkin flour before, but I am intrigued! If I cannot find it, I will try using some homemade lentil flour instead since I just roasted my pumpkin last night to make puree 🙂
You can’t buy it in stores, just online, but it’s worth it!
I love baking cookies….who doesn’t love to nibble on a yummy cookie?! I’m not really a fan of pumpkin flavored stuff, but SO many of my friends are, so next fall gathering, this is going on my list of treats to bake (a few of my friends have food sensitivities, so that makes this even more perfect :)). Thanks for sharing this!
They will love these! I’m I’m going to URGE you to try one 😉 You may be surprised 😉
I haven’t seem pumpkin flour before. I will have to be on the lookout for it. These cookies look divine.
Haha, you won’t find this one in stores, but stock up online!
These look so delicious, Rebecca ! I can’t get enough of pumpkin or pumpkin spiced sweets these days! Thanks for sharing this recipe! 🙂
Thank you Sina!! I’m loving all the pumpkin this year!
Pumpkin flour?? What?? That’s so cool!! These cookies look amazing, Rebecca! 😀
I know!!! Thank you Sarah!
Oh my goodness, these cookies sound too good to be true!
Thank you Marye!
Yum and yum! These sound amazing! I always try to make cookies/desserts healthy enough to double as breakfast too!
It’s the only way, right? 😉
I’m getting that pumpkin flour ASAP! I need that in my life right now. Plus, these cookies are pretty much perfection!
It should be a pumpkin STAPLE for all pumpkin lovers!
I love thick and chewy too 🙂 I MUST try this flour! And I agree whenever I made a cookie it can double as breakfast 🙂 healthy treats rock!
Yea…no shame for the fact that I just ate one at 7am 😉
Pumpkin flour?! I really should be so surprised at hearing about new flours because I know there is banana flour and that sort of thing. These look and sound amazing! Love it
I’m pretty much obsessed with alternative flours!
I’m craving these and a pumpkin spice latte now!
I think these would be perfect “duncking” devices 😉
Pumpkin flour!?!?! That is SO cool! These look great Rebecca, and I am sure the pumpkin obsessed will be sniffing them out from their homes, and swarming here very soon 😉
They are so pumpkiny good!