Fall and pumpkin season go hand in hand, and these pumpkin cookie recipes cover every craving — from soft and chewy to spiced and decadent. Below you’ll find a curated collection of classic and gluten-free pumpkin cookie recipes from a variety of bloggers. Try a few, then tell the recipe authors which ones became your favorites. With descriptions like “melt-in-your-mouth” and “chewy,” there’s something here for everyone.
Scroll down for a dedicated list of gluten-free pumpkin cookie options.
Pumpkin Cookies
Melt-In-Your-Mouth Pumpkin Cookies – Dear Crissy
Famous Pumpkin Cookies – Chocolate with Grace
Chewy Pumpkin Molasses Cookies – Ready to Yumble
Pumpkin Snickerdoodles – Cooking Classy
Pumpkin Sugar Cookies – Wine and Glue
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies – Chelsea’s Messy Apron
photo by Chelsea’s Messy Apron
Soft Pumpkin Cookies – Lovely Little Kitchen
Soft Frosted Pumpkin Spice Cookies – The Baker Chick
photo by The Baker Chick
White Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies – Just a Pinch Recipes
Pumpkin Cookies with Caramel Frosting – Tastes Better from Scratch
photo by Tastes Better from Scratch
Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies – A Family Feast
Pumpkin Ginger Molasses Cookies – Kristine in Between
Pumpkin Breakfast Cookies – Leelalicious
photo by Leelalicious
Gluten Free Pumpkin Cookies
If you need gluten-free or allergen-friendly options, this selection highlights cookies made without wheat flour and includes vegan, paleo, and other specialized recipes. Many of these swap traditional flour for oats, gluten-free blends, or nut flours to keep texture and flavor while accommodating dietary needs.
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies (vegan) – Hungry Healthy Girl
Healthy Banana Pumpkin Cookies (AIP, Paleo, Vegan, Sugar Free) – Healy Eats Real
photo by Healy Eats Real
Pumpkin Animal Crackers – Gluten Free on a Shoestring
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies – Not Too Shabby Gabby
Pumpkin Spice Molasses Cookies – The Pretty Bee
Flourless Pumpkin Oatmeal Raisin Cookies (use GF oats) – Make the Best of Everything
Pumpkin Whoopie Pies – Mom What’s for Dinner?
photo by Mom What’s for Dinner
Pumpkin Spice Cookies – Jeanette’s Healthy Living
Gluten Free Pumpkin Snickerdoodles – Gluten Free on a Shoestring
Four-Ingredient Gluten Free Pumpkin Chocolate Chunk Cookies – The Pretty Bee
Gluten Free Pumpkin Cookies – Amy in the Kitchen
Soft Pumpkin Cookies (Gluten-Free, Vegan) – Tessa the Domestic Diva