Description
Delicious pumpkin oatmeal cookies with a nutty flavor and optional mix-ins.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg yolk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup optional mix-ins (pecans, white chocolate chips, or dried cranberries)
Instructions
- Melt butter in a light-colored pan over medium heat, stirring until browned and nutty. Cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, whisk together browned butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
- Add pumpkin puree, egg yolk, and vanilla extract. Mix until smooth.
- In another bowl, sift flour, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.
- Stir dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined.
- Fold in rolled oats and optional mix-ins.
- Chill dough for 30 minutes to firm up.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line baking sheets with parchment.
- Scoop dough into balls and space evenly. Bake for 10–12 minutes.
- Let cool 5 minutes on the tray, then transfer to a cooling rack.
- Drizzle cooled cookies with simple icing (powdered sugar + milk/maple syrup).
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps improve the texture of the cookies.
- Feel free to experiment with different mix-ins based on your preference.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg