Description
Soft, chewy cookies bursting with brown butter’s nutty aroma, pumpkin puree, oats, and warm spices, finished with a silky brown butter glaze for rustic autumn indulgence.
Ingredients
Cookies
1¼ cups (285 g) canned pumpkin puree (blot to remove excess moisture)
1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
2 cups (170 g) old-fashioned rolled oats
1⅔ cups (208 g) all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
⅔ cup (133 g) brown sugar, packed
1 egg yolk, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Brown Butter Glaze
¼ cup (56 g) unsalted butter, cut into pieces
1½ cups (180 g) confectioners’ sugar
3 tablespoons (45 ml) milk
¼ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Melt butter over medium heat, stirring until foamy, golden, and nutty (5–7 minutes). Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes.
- Blot pumpkin puree on paper towels to remove moisture, remeasure to 1¼ cups.
- Whisk flour, oats, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice in a large bowl.
- Mix browned butter, sugars, egg yolk, pumpkin, and vanilla until smooth.
- Stir dry into wet just until combined. Cover and chill 45 minutes or overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment. Scoop 1.5-tbsp portions 2 inches apart.
- Bake 12–14 minutes until edges are golden and centers set. Cool 5 minutes on sheets, then transfer to racks.
- Make glaze by browning butter as above, cooling slightly, then whisking with sugar, milk, and vanilla. Adjust consistency if needed.
- Drizzle or spread glaze on cooled cookies. Let set 10–15 minutes before serving.
Notes
Always blot pumpkin to avoid excess moisture.
Use old-fashioned oats for best texture.
Chill dough for chewiness and thickness.
Glaze only fully cooled cookies.
Store airtight up to 4 days.
- Prep Time: 25
- Cook Time: 14
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Carbohydrates: 26g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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