14 Cinnamon-Spiced Fall Cookies for Cozy Autumn Baking

Warm up your kitchen with these 14 cinnamon-loaded cookies. From chewy snickerdoodles to spiced shortbread, every batch smells like fall.

Below you’ll find 14 reader-favorite recipes, each with a photo, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. Save your favorites and enjoy!

1. Classic Chewy Snickerdoodles

Soft, pillowy cookies rolled in cinnamon sugar with that signature crackled top.

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 2 tsp cream of tartar
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 tbsp cinnamon sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, and salt.
3. Cream butter and sugar 3 minutes until fluffy; beat in eggs and vanilla.
4. Mix in the dry ingredients just until combined.
5. Roll dough into 1 1/2-inch balls and coat in cinnamon sugar.
6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges are set but centers look soft.

2. Cinnamon Roll Cookies

Swirled brown-sugar cinnamon pinwheels that taste like a cinnamon roll in cookie form.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 2 tbsp cinnamon

Instructions

1. Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt; cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
2. Beat in egg and vanilla, then mix in dry ingredients.
3. Roll dough into a 12×10-inch rectangle on parchment.
4. Spread with softened butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon.
5. Roll up tightly, chill 1 hour, then slice into 1/4-inch rounds.
6. Bake at 350°F for 12 to 14 minutes until lightly golden.

3. Chai-Spiced Sugar Cookies

Buttery sugar cookies perfumed with cardamom, ginger, and black pepper chai spices.

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp cardamom
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 1/4 cups sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, and all spices.
3. Cream butter and sugar 3 minutes; beat in egg and vanilla.
4. Mix in dry ingredients until a soft dough forms.
5. Scoop 2-tablespoon balls and roll in spiced sugar.
6. Bake 11 to 13 minutes until edges are lightly golden.

4. Cinnamon Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

Chewy oats, plump raisins, and a double hit of cinnamon in every bite.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 3 cups old-fashioned oats

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
3. Cream butter and both sugars; beat in eggs and vanilla.
4. Stir in dry ingredients, then oats and 1 cup raisins.
5. Scoop 2-tablespoon mounds onto the sheets.
6. Bake 12 to 14 minutes until golden at the edges.

5. Apple Cinnamon Thumbprints

Tender cinnamon cookies with jammy apple-butter centers and a sweet glaze drizzle.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 cup apple butter
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar glaze

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, cinnamon, and salt; cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
3. Beat in egg yolk and vanilla, then mix in dry ingredients.
4. Roll into 1-inch balls and press a thumbprint into each.
5. Fill each with 1/2 teaspoon apple butter.
6. Bake 12 to 14 minutes; drizzle with glaze once cool.

6. Cinnamon Chocolate Chip Cookies

Your favorite chocolate chip cookie with a warm cinnamon swirl through the dough.

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 cups chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
3. Cream butter and both sugars; beat in eggs and vanilla.
4. Mix in dry ingredients, then fold in chocolate chips.
5. Scoop 2-tablespoon balls onto the sheets.
6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until edges are golden.

7. Maple Cinnamon Cookies

Soft maple-sweetened cookies with cinnamon and a silky maple glaze on top.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 1 egg
• 1 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
3. Cream butter and brown sugar; beat in maple syrup and egg.
4. Mix in dry ingredients until just combined.
5. Scoop 1 1/2-tablespoon balls and bake 11 to 13 minutes.
6. Whisk powdered sugar with 2 tablespoons maple syrup; glaze cooled cookies.

8. Cinnamon Pecan Sandies

Buttery, crumbly shortbread-style cookies packed with toasted pecans and cinnamon.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, toasted
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup extra powdered sugar for rolling

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 325°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Cream butter and powdered sugar until smooth; add vanilla.
3. Mix in flour, cinnamon, and salt, then fold in pecans.
4. Roll into 1-inch balls and place on the sheets.
5. Bake 18 to 20 minutes until bottoms are lightly golden.
6. Roll warm cookies in powdered sugar, then again once cool.

9. Pumpkin Cinnamon Cookies

Cake-soft pumpkin cookies with cinnamon chips and a dusting of spiced sugar.

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 cup cinnamon chips

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
3. Cream butter and sugar; beat in pumpkin and vanilla.
4. Mix in dry ingredients, then fold in cinnamon chips.
5. Scoop 2-tablespoon balls and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
6. Bake 13 to 15 minutes until set around the edges.

10. Cinnamon Crinkle Cookies

Deep chocolate-cinnamon cookies with dramatic crackled powdered-sugar tops.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs

Instructions

1. Whisk flour, cocoa, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
2. Cream butter and both sugars; beat in eggs and vanilla.
3. Mix in dry ingredients and chill the dough 1 hour.
4. Heat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
5. Roll 1 1/2-inch balls in granulated sugar, then powdered sugar.
6. Bake 11 to 13 minutes until crackled.

11. Cinnamon Ginger Molasses Cookies

Dark, chewy molasses cookies with ginger heat and a cinnamon-sugar sparkle.

Ingredients

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 1 egg

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and salt.
3. Cream butter and brown sugar; beat in molasses and egg.
4. Mix in dry ingredients until combined.
5. Roll 1 1/2-inch balls in cinnamon sugar.
6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until crackled and set.

12. Brown Butter Cinnamon Shortbread

Nutty brown butter shortbread with crisp edges and a cinnamon-sugar finish.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 tbsp cinnamon sugar

Instructions

1. Brown the butter in a saucepan until nutty and amber; cool 15 minutes.
2. Heat oven to 325°F and line a 9-inch square pan with parchment.
3. Whisk flour, cinnamon, salt, and sugars; stir in brown butter and vanilla.
4. Press firmly into the pan and sprinkle with cinnamon sugar.
5. Bake 28 to 32 minutes until lightly golden.
6. Cool 10 minutes, then cut into bars while warm.

13. Cinnamon Peanut Butter Cookies

Classic crosshatch peanut butter cookies with a warm cinnamon twist.

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup peanut butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 egg

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
3. Cream butter, peanut butter, and both sugars until fluffy.
4. Beat in egg and vanilla, then mix in dry ingredients.
5. Roll into 1 1/2-inch balls and flatten with a fork crosshatch.
6. Bake 10 to 12 minutes until lightly golden.

14. Cinnamon Coffee Cookies

Espresso-kissed cookies with cinnamon and melty chocolate chunks for coffee lovers.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp instant espresso powder
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1 egg

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment.
2. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, espresso powder, and salt.
3. Cream butter and both sugars; beat in egg and vanilla.
4. Mix in dry ingredients, then 1 cup chocolate chunks.
5. Scoop 2-tablespoon balls onto the sheets.
6. Bake 11 to 13 minutes until edges are set.

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