- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup butterscotch chips
- 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar, or as needed
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and grease paper with butter.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.
- Beat white sugar and eggs together in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment on medium speed until smooth and color lightens, about 1 minute. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and paddle with a rubber spatula. Add pumpkin, oil, and vanilla and beat on low until blended.
- Beat flour mixture into pumpkin mixture on low until flour is just incorporated. Mix butterscotch chips into dough.
- Drop 1/4-cup scoops of dough 2 1/2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets. Slightly flatten the tops of the dough with a spatula.
- Bake the cookies in batches in the preheated oven until tops feel firm and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cookie comes out clean, about 15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Dust cooled cookies with confectioners' sugar.