Description
Delightful cookies combining brown butter and pumpkin to create hauntingly delicious treats perfect for fall and Halloween.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 batch brown butter
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar (packed)
- 1 large egg (at room temperature)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour (sifted)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice
- White chocolate (for draping)
- Black candy melts (for faces)
- Piping bag
- Medium cookie scoop
- Light colored baking pans
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- In a saucepan, melt 1 batch of butter until browned and nutty (about 5-8 minutes). Let cool slightly.
- In a mixing bowl, combine brown butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar until fluffy (2-3 minutes). Add egg and pumpkin puree, mixing until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin spice.
- Gradually mix dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined. Do not overmix!
- Using a medium cookie scoop, drop spoonfuls of dough on light baking pans lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 12-14 minutes until edges are set but centers are still gooey.
- Allow cookies to cool on a rack.
- Melt white chocolate and dollop onto each cooled cookie, creating ghost shapes.
- Melt black candy melts, pipe eyes and mouths onto cookies, and allow to dry.
Notes
Ensure butter is at room temperature before mixing. Use organic ingredients when possible for enhanced flavor.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 14 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 125mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg