Brown Butter Maple Pecan Pumpkin Cookies

Brown Butter Maple Pecan Pumpkin Cookies – These deliciously soft and chewy cookies are everything you could want in a fall cookie – made with browned butter, maple syrup, pecans, pumpkin, and warm spices!

Brown Butter. Maple. Pecan. Pumpkin. Cookies. That’s a mouthful, I know, but I need you to know all the deliciousness that is packed into these cookies. If I had to create fall in a cookie, this is it. Maybe we could have found a way to sneak some apple in, but literally, this cookie has all the warm spiced flavors you want in a cookie.

These cookies are DREAMY, thick, soft, and chewy. My oldest claims they are one of her most favorite cookies ever. I’m definitely adding these to our yearly fall baking list!

To make Brown Butter Maple Pecan Pumpkin Cookies, you will need:

• unsalted butter
• brown sugar (I recommend dark, but I only had light on hand)
• granulated sugar
• large egg
• maple syrup
• vanilla extract
• pumpkin puree
• all-purpose flour
• baking soda
• cinnamon
• salt
• nutmeg
• chopped pecans

Recipe Tips and Suggestions:

• As noted above, I used light brown sugar because that is what I had on hand, but I’d actually recommend using dark brown sugar as it contains more molasses and will give you a darker cookie. Either one can work though.
• If you are not a fan of pecans, you can leave them out or swap them for chopped walnuts.
• While I do normally like to chill my cookie doughs, this one does NOT need to be chilled.
• The dough for these will be a bit more “moist” than other cookie doughs. That is normal. You should be able to roll the dough in your hands without it sticking to your hands, but it will still be relatively sticky if that makes sense!

Craving more flavors of Fall? Try these:

Apple Cider Pumpkin Donuts

Pumpkin Soft Pretzels (Two Ways)

Pumpkin Oat Bars

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Yield: 24 cookies

Brown Butter Maple Pecan Pumpkin Cookies

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 12 minutes

Total Time 37 minutes

Brown Butter Maple Pecan Pumpkin Cookies - These deliciously soft and chewy cookies are everything you could want in a fall cookie - made with browned butter, maple syrup, pecans, pumpkin, and warm spices!

Ingredients

• 1 cup unsalted butter
• 1 cup dark brown sugar (can also use light)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 tablespoons maple syrup
• 1 large egg
• 1/3 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2/3 cup chopped pecans

For the cinnamon sugar topping:

• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Add the butter to a sauce pan over medium high heat. Allow the butter to melt and then lower the heat to medium low. Continue stirring the butter with a heat-safe whisk or spatula. This process will take about 10 minutes. The butter will begin to foam after about 5-7 minutes and start to turn an amber color. Continue stirring throughout. Remove from the heat and set aside. Let cool for about 10 minutes.
2. In a mixing bowl, add the cooled brown butter. Stir in the sugars and stir until well-combined. Beat in the egg, maple syrup, pumpkin, and vanilla extract. Mix until well-combined.
3. Add the flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt and fold in with the wet ingredients. Fold in the pecans. The dough will have a tackier texture, but you should be able to roll pieces into a ball without getting batter all over your hands. If the dough seems too sticky, you can add a bit more flour.
4. Add the granulated sugar and cinnamon for the topping into a small bowl and stir together. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of the dough and roll into a ball, then into the cinnamon sugar mixture. Place onto a prepared baking sheet with parchment or a baking mat, about 2 inches apart. Bake the cookies for about 12 minutes or until golden on the bottom.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

24

Serving Size:

1 cookie
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 193Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 81mgCarbohydrates: 24gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 2g

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