Description
Soft and chewy pumpkin cookies infused with rich maple flavor and warm fall spices
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (browned, then cooled)
- 1½ cups packed dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 3 tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup pumpkin puree
- 2¼ cups all‑purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1½ tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Optional coating: 2 tbsp brown sugar + 2 tbsp granulated sugar + 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Brown 1 cup butter over medium heat until amber, then pour into a measuring glass, cool ~20 min (don’t allow solidifying).
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C); line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.
- In a large bowl, whisk cooled brown butter with brown sugar until clumpy (wet‑sand texture).
- Whisk in egg yolk, maple syrup, vanilla, and pumpkin puree until smooth.
- Fold in dry ingredients until just combined. If dough is too thin, chill 15–20 min until scoopable.
- Make optional coating by mixing brown sugar, granulated sugar, and cinnamon.
- Scoop dough (2 oz or ¼ cup), toss lightly in coating, and place on prepared sheet about 3″ apart.
- Bake for 12–15 min until edges are darkened and centers are puffed and slightly underdone.
- Let rest on sheet for a few minutes, then move to a cooling rack. Repeat with remaining dough.
Notes
- Use melted butter (not creamed) to achieve densely chewy cookies, avoiding excess air in dough :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}.
- Measure flour by spooning into a cup and leveling—too much flour prevents spreading :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}.
- Pull cookies when centers still look underdone—the heat will finish baking and yield wrinkly, chewy edges with tender centers :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}.
- Store in airtight container, stacking directly to maintain softness; or freeze dough for future batches :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
