Description
Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies: Soft, chewy fall cookies with nutty brown butter, pumpkin, and chocolate chips.
Ingredients
Scale
- ¾ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter and cook until golden brown and nutty smelling, about 5–7 minutes. Remove from heat and cool for 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl, whisk together browned butter, pumpkin, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
- Add the egg yolk and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Gradually stir dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips. Chill the dough for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Scoop dough onto lined baking sheets.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, until edges are set and centers are soft. Cool on the pan for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps prevent excessive spreading; for thicker cookies, chill longer or freeze the dough.
- To store, keep in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, or freeze the dough for longer storage.
- Can substitute half of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat for a nuttier flavor, though cookies may be denser.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (28 g)
- Calories: Approx. 150 per cookie
- Sugar: Approximately 14 g
- Sodium: Approximately 150 mg
- Fat: Approximately 8 g
- Saturated Fat: Approximately 4 g
- Unsaturated Fat: Approximately 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: Approximately 22 g
- Fiber: Approximately 1 g
- Protein: Approximately 2 g
- Cholesterol: Approximately 20 mg
Keywords: Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, browned butter cookies, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, fall cookies, cinnamon nutmeg cookies