If we’re all being honest here, there is no autumn without pumpkin spice. Typically a cakey, soft, and iced treat, we wanted to break out of the cookie box with this one and turn your idea of pumpkin spice cookies on its head. 

         Instead of your normal cream cheese frosting, we opted for seasonal colored sprinkles. Giving this pumpkin spice cookie the taste of fall with the look of an innocent sugar cookie. 

         Nonetheless,  in our version we chose to substitute regular wheat flour in the cookies with the complementary flavor profile of spelt flour. Spelt flour breathes new flavor depth into this recipe, combining the nuttiness of the flour to pumpkin pie mixture inside. Not to mention the array of added health benefits for your body just from this simple alternative. 

Tips & Facts

If you are unfamiliar with spelt flour and don’t know where to start, here are some quick tips and facts to help with your baking:

• Spelt flour contains gluten which helps bind food together, however the gluten in spelt is slightly more delicate than wheat gluten, so it requires special attention when using it in baking or cooking.
• When substituting spelt flour for wheat flour, use as a one-to-one ratio substitute for whole wheat flour and up to half the flour in recipes calling entirely for all-purpose flour.
• Spelt flour has a lighter, sweeter flavor than traditional whole wheat flour with a slight nuttiness. This can greatly add to the depth of flavor in a variety of recipes over wheat.
• This flour is LOW FAT! A single 2 Tbsp serving has 3g of dietary fiber, 4g of protein, and only .5g of fat. Not to mention, it’s a whole grain source of vitamins and minerals like iron, zinc, manganese, phosphorus, vitamin B3, and magnesium. 

Lastly, these pupmkin spice cookies recipe are:

• LOADED with Vitamin D, healthy fats, and protein.
• EASY to make and easy to enjoy. 

Pumpkin Spice Cookies Recipe

Prep Time: 15 min
Cook Time: 11 min
Total Time: 26 min

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat.
3. In a large mixing bowl, add the butter and oil and beat until combined. Mix in brown sugar, confectioners’ sugar, pumpkin pie spice, and 1 egg.
4. Sift together Shipetaukin Spelt Flour, baking soda, salt and cornstarch, mixing into the wet ingredients until well combined.
5. Scoop 1 tbsp sized dough balls, and roll in sugar sprinkles.
6. Place dough balls onto a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicon baking mat, and flatten with fingers.
7. Bake for 10-11 minutes. Enjoy!

 

 

Nutrition:
Calories 140 | Fat 8.86g | Sodium 54.94mg | Carbohydrates 13.75g | Fiber 1.34g | Sugars 6.28g | Protein 1.9g |