Chewy Pumpkin Cookies with Candied Ginger & Spiced Sugar
If you love a chewy cookie then you will REALLY love these pumpkin cookies with candied ginger!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 3/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk, at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice, see Notes
- 1/2 cup crystallized ginger nibs, see Notes
- Orange-ginger finishing sugar for rolling, see Notes
Instructions
- Place the pumpkin puree on a few layers of paper towel and top with a few more layers. Press lightly and let sit for about 10 minutes so that the paper towels absorb as much liquid as possible.
- While the pumpkin is blotting melt the butter in a large heatproof bowl. Let cool slightly. Add the brown and granulated sugar and whisk till smooth. Add the blotted pumpkin, egg yolk and vanilla and whisk again.
- Add the flour, baking soda, kosher salt and pumpkin pie spice and use a rubber spatula to fold till all of the ingredients are combined. Add the ginger nibs and fold again. Cover and chill for at least one hour or overnight.
- Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line 3 baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Use a cookie scoop to scoop the chilled dough onto one of the baking sheets (the cookies can all be on one sheet for this step). Roll each scoop into a smooth ball, then roll the ball in the orange-ginger sugar, coating all sides. Divide the scoops between your baking sheets and bake the cookies - one sheet at a time - for 11 - 13 minutes. The edges should be set but the centers slightly soft.
- Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
Notes
- If you don't have pumpkin pie spice you can use the following spice combo: 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger and 1/4 teaspoon each ground cloves and ground nutmeg.
- If you don't have crystallized ginger nibs you can use an equal amount of chopped candied ginger or omit.
- I LOVE this orange-ginger sugar but feel free to roll the cookie scoops in raw or granulated sugar instead.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 107kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 1gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.2gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 87mgPotassium: 30mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 10gVitamin A: 821IUVitamin C: 0.2mgCalcium: 11mgIron: 1mg
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