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Fall is Here – Swirled Pumpkin Cookies Recipe

September 24, 2016 by admin 61 Comments

Swirled Pumpkin Cookies from the About What blog www.theaboutwhatblog.com

It’s officially Fall and we’re so excited! It has been so hot here in Kansas City so we decided to make fall cookies to make it feel more like fall. However, because we usually do cut out sugar cookies during the winter holidays, it felt more like Christmas when we made these today. Ella was also wearing christmas footie pajamas as we were baking, so the Christmas feelings just kept on flowing.  

The whole time we made these cookies, we talked about what our future blog posts would be about. I can tell you we have a lot of fun things planned! But you’ll just have to keep tuning in to see.

Swirled Pumpkin Cookies Dough

Our favorite thing about making these cookies was getting to see the dough come from one color into little bits of random colors and then to all the colors swirled together (check out TheAboutWhatBlog instagram to see the fun pictures of the process). It was so cool.

If you plan on making these cookies we have one suggestion. When rolling the dough out make sure to add flour frequently to the board and rolling pin…we learned this the hard way. If you do not add flour frequently the dough will stick to the cutting board or rolling pin. If it sticks to the cutting board or rolling pin you will have to roll it again until you get it right and, if you roll it a bunch you will lose the color and just end up with plain orange (sorry for that If You Give a Mouse a Cookie book there).

At the end of each recipe post we will do a review at the bottom of the page. It will tell you what we think the level of difficulty is (easy, medium, or hard – keep in mind we’re kids), how we think it tastes, and how we think it looks. We had a lot of fun making these cookies and here are our conclusions…

kellys-thoughts

Level of difficulty: medium

Taste: I think it tastes pretty good. I really like the sweet taste and it was a little salty but i still loved it.

Looks: I love the way the look on these turned out. I plan on doing this type of cookie again but with different colors of food dye and will maybe pipe some frosting on them.

ellas-thoughts

 

 

Level of difficulty: medium

Taste: I think the cookies were great. It was a lot of fun and I hope to make them again.

Looks: I think that these pumpkin cookies looked very pretty.

Swirled Pumpkin Cookies from the About What blog www.theaboutwhatblog.com

We found this recipe for the Fall Leaves Sugar Cookies on the Land O’Lakes butter website. They made them as leaves and had almond extract in them (we used vanilla). So pretty!

Swirled Pumpkin Cookies Recipe
 
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Prep time
3 hours
Cook time
9 mins
Total time
3 hours 9 mins
 
A swirled fall like sugar cookie recipe great for kids to help make!
Author: Kelly and Ella
Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 2 dozen
Ingredients
  • 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 large Land O Lakes® Egg
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • Red, orange and yellow gel food colors
Instructions
  1. Combine butter and sugar in bowl; beat at medium speed until creamy. Add egg, milk and vanilla extract; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour and baking powder; beat at low speed until well mixed.
  2. Divide dough into thirds; place each portion into separate bowls. Add very small amount of red gel food color to 1 portion; mix well. Add additional red gel for desired color, if necessary. Repeat with remaining dough portions and gel food colors.
  3. Shape each dough into ball; flatten each ball to ½-inch thickness. Wrap each in plastic food wrap; refrigerate 2-3 hours or until firm.
  4. Heat oven to 400°F.
  5. Working with half of each dough color (keeping remaining dough refrigerated), drop tablespoon-size pieces of dough from each color onto well-floured surface in random pattern with dough pieces touching. Roll out dough to ¼- to ⅛-inch thickness, forming marbled design. Cut with 3-inch pumpkin cookie cutters
  6. Place cookies, 1 inch apart, onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake 7-9 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned. Cool 1 minute on cookie sheet; remove to cooling rack.
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Filed Under: dessert, Recipes Tagged With: cookies, fall, food, halloween, pumpkin, recipe

Comments

  1. Kennedy Essmiller says

    September 24, 2016 at 8:54 pm

    They look beautiful and delicious!! I’m so proud of you girls!! ♡♡♡

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  2. Nancy Wyatt says

    September 24, 2016 at 8:56 pm

    Great job girls! I was excited to hear you girls are following in your mom’s footsteps! I will have to show my niece Kathleen what you girls are setting out to do, I think she will be inspired as she loves to be in the kitchen too! Hugs from Conroe, TX

    Reply
  3. Dad says

    September 24, 2016 at 8:57 pm

    These look awesome and taste even better!! Dad

    Reply
  4. Amber @ Dessert Now, Dinner Later! says

    September 24, 2016 at 8:59 pm

    Good job girls! These are super adorable! Pinned!

    Reply
  5. Liz @ The Lemon Bowl says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:02 pm

    These look so good! My boys would have so much fun making these! Congrats on your new blog and keep it up!

    Reply
  6. Angela says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:03 pm

    Love the colours… icing is nice but it will hide the effect of the swirls

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  7. Erin @ Lemon-Sugar says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:04 pm

    So pretty! Love the colors! 🙂

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  8. Audra says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:05 pm

    Beautiful! And your blog is so lovely too! <3

    Reply
  9. Chris says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:13 pm

    What a fun recipe and so pretty! Can’t wait to see what you share next! 💕

    Reply
  10. Yvonne @ Tried and Tasty says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:14 pm

    These are so fun and festive, I absolutely love them – great job!!

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  11. Your favorite singer, Kelly says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:14 pm

    Wow- I’m impressed not only by your cooking skills, but by your totally awesome blogging skills!

    Reply
  12. Lori @ RecipeGirl says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:15 pm

    These are so great!!! I love your new blog!

    Reply
  13. Kelly says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:22 pm

    You girls did awesome! I loved reading this. By your descriptions, I can almost taste them! Looking forward to more of your posts! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Amy says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:22 pm

    These are just so perfect for fall! How fun! Now if only I could reach through the screen and grab a few!

    Reply
  15. Serena @ Serena Bakes Simply From Scratch says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:24 pm

    Great job girls! Love your new blog! The photos are gorgeous!

    Reply
  16. Jenni says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:31 pm

    Fantastic job, ladies! Lovely cookies and a beautiful new blog!

    Reply
  17. El says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:37 pm

    Beautiful fall cookies. Love your new blog!

    Reply
  18. Katrina says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:39 pm

    These cookies look great. I have all boys, but a couple of them (12 and 9) would love to make them. Great new blog!

    Reply
  19. Shelee says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:47 pm

    Great job Kelly and Ella!

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  20. Becca at It's Yummi says

    September 24, 2016 at 9:56 pm

    Cutest cookies ever! Great job, girls!
    I’m looking forward to seeing what’s next!

    Reply
  21. Renee - Kudos Kitchen says

    September 24, 2016 at 10:03 pm

    The cookies look great, girls. I love how you’re working together on your new blog. Keep up the great work and I look forward to what you share next. I wish you much success!

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  22. Laurie McNamara says

    September 24, 2016 at 10:07 pm

    These look like so much fun to make! And I absolutely love the swirled colors! GREAT post!

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  23. Miss @ Miss in the Kitchen says

    September 24, 2016 at 10:13 pm

    I’m loving these cookies! I can’t wait to see what you two come up with! It is sure to be fun! Great job 🙂

    Reply
  24. Shinee says

    September 24, 2016 at 10:31 pm

    Oh, these cookies look so pretty! I’m so ready for all things fall, aka pumpkin! 😉

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  25. Anna @ Crunchy Creamy Sweet says

    September 24, 2016 at 10:45 pm

    These cookies look simply scrumptious! My girls will LOVE them! 😀

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  26. Andrea M. says

    September 24, 2016 at 10:50 pm

    What fun! They look great. Reese and I will have to give these a try.

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  27. Haley @ The Girly Girl Cooks says

    September 24, 2016 at 10:52 pm

    Gorgeous fall cookies! I love the marbling of all the different colors 🙂 Keep up the good work!

    Reply
  28. Alyssa canning says

    September 24, 2016 at 11:39 pm

    Omg this is a great Idea!! I love this so much and I want to do this now! I want to keep reading this blog because it is so amazing!

    Reply
  29. Trudy Strahm says

    September 24, 2016 at 11:52 pm

    Love everything about this post!Looking forward to the next one!

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  30. Pam says

    September 25, 2016 at 12:01 am

    Love the cookies & the blog. I look forward to more.

    Reply
  31. Aunt Yvonne says

    September 25, 2016 at 1:00 am

    What an impressive blog and the cookies are very pretty. Congratulations on you blog project. Great beginnings. Love you girls!

    Reply
  32. Shelby says

    September 25, 2016 at 5:38 am

    Great start to your blog! The cookies are so pretty!

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  33. Cathy @ Noble Pig says

    September 25, 2016 at 7:28 am

    These are so pretty girls! Keep the recipes coming, you’ve inspired me to roll out some dough!

    Reply
  34. Joleen Medford says

    September 25, 2016 at 7:53 am

    Your beautiful cookies has this Flordia girl feeling Fallish!!
    Missing the seasons.

    Reply
  35. Leslie says

    September 25, 2016 at 7:58 am

    These look Fabulous girls!!!! Great photography.
    Good luck on your ultra cute blog!

    Reply
  36. Maria says

    September 25, 2016 at 8:32 am

    These cookies are SO fun!! I love them! Congrats on your new site. I can’t wait to follow along!

    Reply
  37. Jennifer | Bake or Break says

    September 25, 2016 at 8:33 am

    What pretty cookies! I really love that swirl of color!

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  38. LEE says

    September 25, 2016 at 8:55 am

    I’LL TAKE A BATCH PLEASE!!!

    Reply
  39. Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says

    September 25, 2016 at 9:27 am

    Beautiful job, Ladies! The swirls of color in the cookies have me dreaming of cooler call days. I look forward to seeing your flow of creativity here.

    Reply
  40. Janaye Shaffer says

    September 25, 2016 at 10:14 am

    Good job girls! Proud of you!

    Reply
  41. Beverley says

    September 25, 2016 at 10:54 am

    I can see great things happening here. Starting with these cookies. Your dad is one lucky guy testing all those wonderful recipes coming from both blogs xoxo

    Reply
  42. bridget {bake at 350} says

    September 25, 2016 at 11:08 am

    Such beautiful cookies!!! Love the swirled colors!

    Welcome to blogging, girls…I can’t wait to read more!

    Reply
  43. Jody says

    September 25, 2016 at 11:20 am

    Congratulations on your lovely blog!

    Reply
  44. Lyndsay says

    September 25, 2016 at 11:32 am

    Lovely work! I look forward to reading your blog! xo

    Reply
  45. Tracy Gervais says

    September 25, 2016 at 12:14 pm

    This is so great girls! I can’t wait to follow along with you in your blogging journey. 🙂

    Reply
  46. April J Harris says

    September 25, 2016 at 12:57 pm

    Great looking cookies, Girls! I love the colours in the dough. Congratulations on starting your own blog. Looking forward to your posts!

    Reply
  47. Elise says

    September 25, 2016 at 1:50 pm

    So pretty and perfect for fall!

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  48. Brenda says

    September 25, 2016 at 2:03 pm

    These look great! I may have to hire you both to do all my baking. Good job!

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  49. Taylor @ Food Faith Fitness says

    September 25, 2016 at 2:59 pm

    These cookies are SO fun! I wish I could make my cookies look even half as awesome as these! Guess I’ll just stick to eating them all! 😉

    Reply
  50. Stephanie says

    September 25, 2016 at 5:58 pm

    Great job, Kelly and Ella! It’s crazy hot and not at all fall-like here in Texas, too. Those cookies could definitely get me into the fall spirit.

    Reply
  51. Haley Mills says

    September 25, 2016 at 8:20 pm

    What a fun cookie recipe! They look great, and so does the blog!

    Reply
  52. Natalie says

    September 26, 2016 at 12:58 am

    How cute are these? My girls would love them. And congrats on your new adventure! You have such a wonderfully talented mentor. Best of luck, ladies!

    Reply
  53. Les in NE says

    September 26, 2016 at 6:55 am

    The cookies look great and I’m excited about your blog! Congratulations!!

    Reply
  54. Liren says

    September 26, 2016 at 7:33 am

    Those swirls are so pretty! I love your blog and can’t wait to see what you cook up next! I especially love the story behind the title of your blog:)

    Reply
  55. christi inma says

    September 26, 2016 at 9:27 am

    great job, girls!!

    Reply
  56. Aggie says

    September 26, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    Love the cookies you girls made! Perfect for fall! Have fun with your blog!

    Reply
  57. Jennifer says

    September 30, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    Did these taste as great as they looked? I think they would make fun sandwich cookies also, you know with buttercream or cookie butter on the inside!

    Great writing and photography ladies.

    Good luck!

    Reply
  58. Sue says

    September 30, 2016 at 2:33 pm

    I’m so impressed that you’re getting started at such a young age! I’m 50-something and have said for YEARS I would like to blog, and STILL haven’t done it. Good for you!

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  59. Denise says

    September 30, 2016 at 10:32 pm

    I love this cookie recipe, and I cannot wait to share it with my god-daughter. I definitely think I need to plan weekend where we can make these together – she loves to bake just as much as you do!

    Cannot wait to see your future posts!!

    Reply
  60. Peggy Kho says

    October 1, 2016 at 10:01 am

    These are adorable and I love the photography! Anticipating big things for Christmas from you two:)

    Reply

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The About What Blog by Kelly and Ella Doyle

Hi! We’re Kelly and Ella…2 sisters who have a food blogger mom (check her out – she’s Dine & Dish). We’ve grown up watching our mom blog and have wanted to start our own blog for forever, and she finally agreed!

Every time we’d ask our mom to let us start a blog, she’d say “About What?”. That’s how we got our blog name – the About What blog!

Kelly is currently a 13 year old 7th grader who loves hanging out with friends, taking pictures, interior design, baking (especially cookies), running and all things organizing.

Ella is currently a 10 year old 5th grader who loves volleyball, reading, gardening, emojis, cooking (especially breakfast), fashion, and taking pictures.

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