Description
Warm spices dance through delightful Pumpkin Pie Cookies, bringing classic autumn flavors into a handheld treat. Crisp edges and creamy centers invite seasonal comfort, promising sweet memories with each delectable bite you’ll savor.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (120 g) pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 cup (225 g) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups (250 g) all-purpose flour
- ½ cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- ¼ cup (50 g) brown sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp salt
- Whipped cream or cream cheese frosting
- A sprinkle of cinnamon or nutmeg
Instructions
- Dough Preparation: Cream butter and sugar using a mixer until airy and pale, then incorporate vanilla extract. Gently fold in flour and salt until a cohesive dough emerges. Encase dough in plastic wrap and chill in refrigerator for half an hour to firm up.
- Pumpkin Filling Creation: Whisk pumpkin purée with brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, egg yolk, and vanilla extract until silky and uniform. Allow mixture to rest while preparing baking station.
- Cookie Assembly and Baking: Heat oven to 350°F and line baking sheet with parchment paper. Shape dough into uniform spheres and arrange on sheet. Create gentle indentations in cookie centers using thumb or spoon. Carefully spoon pumpkin filling into each depression. Bake for 12-15 minutes until cookie edges transform to delicate golden hues.
- Cooling and Finishing: Allow cookies to rest briefly on baking sheet, then transfer to wire cooling rack. Optional: Garnish with dollop of whipped cream or cream cheese frosting, then dust with cinnamon for elegant presentation.
Notes
- Refrigerate the cookie dough for at least 30 minutes to prevent spreading and maintain the cookies’ shape during baking.
- Use exactly ½ teaspoon of pumpkin filling to avoid overflow and ensure a neat, professional-looking cookie.
- Press carefully into the cookie dough to create a shallow well without cracking the edges, using your thumb or the back of a spoon.
- Watch cookies closely during the last few minutes of baking, removing them when edges are just lightly golden to keep them soft and tender.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 20 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg