chewy maple pumpkin cookies
Indulge in the flavors of fall with these chewy maple pumpkin cookies. Made from a delightful maple pumpkin sugar cookie dough and coated in a sweet, spiced sugar, these cookies are soft, buttery, and bursting with autumnal goodness. Perfect for cozy gatherings or a sweet treat at home, they promise to become a seasonal favorite.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 32 minutes
- Yield: Approximately 20 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp pumpkin spice blend
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup European-style unsalted butter (browned)
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup pure maple syrup
- 1 large egg yolk (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin (blotted)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Optional: 1/2 tsp maple extract
Instructions
- Prepare brown butter: Melt butter in a saucepan until foamy and browned. Cool for about 30 minutes.
- Blot the canned pumpkin using paper towels to remove excess moisture.
- Whisk together flour, spice blend, baking soda, and salt in a bowl.
- In another bowl, combine cooled brown butter, brown sugar, and maple syrup until mixed well.
- Add egg yolk and stir until combined. Next, mix in pumpkin, vanilla, and optional maple extract.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients until just combined.
- Cover dough with plastic wrap and chill for at least 8 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C) and prepare baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll chilled dough into balls and coat in spiced sugar mixture before placing on baking sheets.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes or until the desired texture is achieved.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 130
- Sugar: 9g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 17g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: <1g
- Cholesterol: 15mg
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