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Sweet, warming, and delicious White Chocolate Chai Pumpkin Snickerdoodles. Homemade snickerdoodle cookies, made with spiced pumpkin butter, and swirled with white chocolate chips. Each cookie dough ball is rolled through chai spiced sugar just before being baked to perfection. Each bite is soft and chewy with sweet notes of vanilla and chai.
Cookie season is very much upon us and I’m starting a little early. Because let’s be honest, you can already feel the holiday craze. Cookies are needed!
It’s true, I was just talking to my mom and we’re both shocked at how soon the world seems to have moved into all things Christmas. What happened to Thanksgiving?
Either way, things are busy and some nights just need a good cookie. I made these with Thanksgiving in mind, but tonight’s a perfect night to test out the recipe, you know?
These are the perfect November cookie!
I made them with my favorite pumpkin butter and then swirled white chocolate chips into the cookie dough for a sweet holiday touch that feels extra special.
And then, chai spice. I know some might not consider these “chai” because there’s no tea involved. But my spice blend uses all the same spices found in a warm cup of chai. It’s the perfect spice blend and is so delicious when you roll these into pumpkin snickerdoodles.
The steps
Thankfully, if you want to bake these up tonight…the process is simple.
As usual with most cookies, start out by beating the butter and sugar together. I love to use dark brown sugar for an added depth of flavor. Next, beat in the pumpkin butter, lots of vanilla, and an egg.
Next comes the dry ingredients. Once you mix everything in you’ll have yummy pumpkin snickerdoodle cookie dough.
To make the dough even more delicious stir in a handful of white chocolate chips. They add a sweet specialness to every bite.
Moving onto the chai spiced sugar. This really is the heart of the recipe, and where a good amount of the warming flavors come from.
The spices include lots of cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, nutmeg, all-spice, and a tiny pinch of black pepper. Just add sugar to the mix to make it perfectly sweet! It’s cinnamon sugar, just kicked up a notch.
Roll each cookie dough ball through the sugar, then place them on a baking sheet, flatten the dough balls down a bit and bake!
Everything about these cookies is delicious. They’re sweet, chewy, soft, cinnamony, and all things cozy…my favorite word this time of year.
If you eat them warm, they really will melt in your mouth.
These aren’t your average cookies, but they’re such a nice switch up! Bake them up tonight to enjoy, share them with family on Thanksgiving, and maybe even package them up in your Christmas cookie boxes. They really are loved by all!
Looking for other sweet pumpkin recipes? Here are my favorites:
Pumpkin Butter Chocolate Chip Blondies
Pumpkin Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies
Vanilla Chai Pumpkin Latte Cupcakes
Cream Cheese Swirled Cinnamon Pumpkin Butter Bread
Lastly, if you make these White Chocolate Chai Pumpkin Snickerdoodles, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
White Chocolate Chai Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
Servings: 18 cookies
Calories Per Serving: 166 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 1 stick (8 tablespoons) salted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/3 cup pumpkin butter (see note)
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour (see note)
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup white chocolate chips
Chai Sugar
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon all-spice
- 1 tiny pinch black pepper
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.2. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until combined. Add the pumpkin butter, egg, and vanilla and beat until combined. Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt. Fold in the white chocolate.3. To make the chai spice sugar, combine all ingredients in a shallow bowl. 4. Roll the dough into rounded 1 tablespoon size balls and then roll through the chai sugar. Place 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Using the palm of your hand, gently flatten the dough balls down a little. 5. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and tap the baking sheet on the counter 2 times to flatten them down. Return to the oven and bake another 2-3 minutes or until the cookies are just beginning to set on the edges, but still doughy in the center. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet. They will continue to cook slightly as they sit on the baking sheet. Eat warm or let cool and then store in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
Notes
Pumpkin Butter: if you don’t have pumpkin butter, use 1/3 cup canned pumpkin puree, but blot away any excess water/moisture with a paper towel to remove the added moisture.
Flour: if the dough is feeling too sticky to touch, add 2-6 tablespoons additional flour.
Just tried these cookies since I had leftover pumpkin butter from your cream cheese swirl bread and leftover chai sugar from your cupcakes (BIG fan of yours haha). The flavors of these cookies were amazing, but I found the dough to be very sticky even after adding more flour. Once baked, they were cake-y due to the added flour. Any suggestions on how to fix this? Maybe cold dough?
Hey Ariana,
Happy Friday!! I am thrilled to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks so much for making it and sharing your review:) Yes, I would chill the dough next time, that should help! xT
Love these! I made mine with dark chocolate chips and it was delicious!
Hey Anne,
Wonderful!! I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for giving it a try! xx
These were great. Mine turned out a little thick, next time I will try flattening more. Thanks for the recipe!
Hi Rebekah,
Love it!!🤩 So glad to hear that this recipe was a hit, thanks so much for making it! xx
So tasty! The texture was a bit closer to a muffin top than a cookie but the flavors were amazing and honestly who doesn’t love muffin tops so I didn’t mind at all. I skipped rolling in the chai cinnamon sugar to limit the sugar slightly and it was perfectly sweet even without – especially with the little bits of white chocolate. Will definitely be making again!
Hey Julia,
Happy Sunday!!🎃 I truly appreciate you making this recipe and sharing your feedback, I am so glad to hear it was enjoyed!
One of my favorite fall treat recipes that I come back to again and again! The whole family loves these so much! Thank you, Tieghan.
Hi Kat,
Happy Friday!👻 Thanks a bunch for giving this recipe a try and sharing your review! I love to hear that it was enjoyed! xT
These cookies are absolutely delicious and never fail to warm us up (fresh out of the oven!) on these cool Autumn days 🍁
Hey there,
Happy Friday!👻 Thanks a bunch for giving this recipe a try and sharing your review! I love to hear that it was enjoyed! xT
Ok this is my 4th time making these since you postet this recipe! First time I followed the recipe almost 1:1 except I had no pumpkin butter- used pumpkin puree and worked fine. I found it amazing but way too sugary. Now by the fourth time I only used 70g of brown suger and ommitted the chai spices entirely. Also – I love them gooey – so I finally figured out that if you roll them a bit smaller they get flat hence gooey!
Hey Natalie,
Happy Friday!! I am delighted to hear that this recipe turned out tasty for you, thanks a bunch for giving it a try! Thanks for sharing what worked well for you! xx
Can you use gluten free flour for these? Thanks!
Hi Laura,
Sure, that will work well for you! I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xx
Forgot to leave a star rating!
Thanks again Leanne:)
These are such lovely fall cookies! I used pumpkin pureé since I didn’t have the pumpkin butter and followed the recommendation to blot the excess moisture first. Otherwise made as written (including hitting the pan on the counter). The texture is so dreamy, thick and chewy. I know these will be a hit with whoever tries them!
Hey Leanne,
Happy Friday!! I am thrilled to hear that this recipe was a hit, thanks a bunch for giving it a go!? xT
Even though it’s not quite the season for these yet I had some leftover pumpkin from dealing with a puppy and made these.
I used pumpkin as opposed to pumpkin butter and cut the granular sugar in half AND completely omitted the chai sugar topping and these were still perfectly sweet and quite delectable! Thank you for the recipe, it is a keeper.
Hey Jennie,
Amazing!! Thanks a lot for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback, I love to hear that it was tasty for you! xT
This recipe is a winner! It’s like eating a warm hug 🙂 The spice blend is perfect. I use canned pumpkin and it works amazing. Anytime I make these for either my family or work, they’re gone so quickly. It is a fan favorite!
Hey Kelsey,
Wonderful!! Thanks a bunch for trying this recipe out, I love to hear that it was enjoyed!! ?xTieghan
The whole family loved these and my kids don’t generally care much for cookies. Delicious! Thanks!!
Hey Laura,
Awesome!! Love hearing that this recipe was a winner, thanks a lot for giving it a go! Have the best weekend:) xTieghan
So so good! Me and my 5 year old made these when she got home from school, thought I had enough pumpkin butter but didn’t so I used apple butter instead and still so yummy 🙂 My kids are picky and they both love them! The dough was really sticky but I just rolled them around a little longer in the sugar instead of adding extra flour.
Hey Casey,
I love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for giving it a try! xxTieghan
Very good! Kind of cakey, not as chewy as they look in pics, but ohhhhhhhh so tasty!! Wonderful flavours!
Hey Breah,
Fantastic!! I am thrilled to hear that this recipe was a winner, thanks so much for making it! xTieghan