I've never attempted a pumpkin cookie before, even though autumn is my favorite season, and nothing screams "Fall" more loudly than pumpkin-flavored goodies. Most of the time, I content myself with pumpkin pie, but I knew from the beginning that I'd definitely want to include pumpkin cookies in the cookie buffet at the shower. I found a Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe on the FoodNetwork online courtesy of George Duran. I tweaked the recipe a significant amount, changing the amount of sugar, spice, and pumpkin.
I also decided to omit the chocolate chips in favor of butterscotch chips. At first, it sounds a little strange, I know. I chose to do this mainly because I already had chocolate chip cookies for the buffet, but in retrospect, I loved how they turned out with the butterscotch chips. Honestly, even though I am a little curious how they'd be with chocolate, they were so good with the butterscotch that I wouldn't want to make them any other way.
- 2 sticks unsalted butter, softened
- 1/2 C sugar
- 1 C packed light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-16oz can of pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 3 C AP flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground allspice (or ground cloves depending on your tastebuds)
- Half of a 12oz bag of butterscotch chips
- 1 C chopped pecans
1. Preheat oven to 350F
2. Cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy
3. Beat in eggs one at a time, then beat on vanilla and pumpkin puree
4. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, and spices.
5. Add to the batter in 3 batches, mixing until just combined
6. Mix in the chips and nuts
7. Drop onto parchment-lined cookie sheets with a #60 scoop
8. Bake for about 14 minutes, until cookies are slightly browned around the edges
9. Cool on sheet for 2 minutes, then remove to rack to cool completely
Yield: about 8 dozen
These cookies have a texture very similar to pumpkin bread. They are soft and moist, and totally a must for any fan of pumpkin. I love the butterscotch chips here, but reviews online also seemed to like the chocolate chips, so I don't think you can go wrong either way. One thought I had was to add the cinnamon swirl chips instead of butterscotch or chocolate, but I think I'll stick with butterscotch because I have a feeling that cinnamon chips would be overwhelming.
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