Description
Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy treats with a rich browned-butter flavor, cozy pumpkin notes, and melty chocolate chips.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¾ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Optional: ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
Instructions
- In a skillet, melt the butter over medium heat, stirring constantly until it turns golden brown and smells nutty. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the browned butter, pumpkin purée, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth.
- Add the egg yolk and vanilla extract, and whisk until fully combined.
- In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips and optional nuts.
- Cover the dough and chill for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop the dough into balls (about 1.5 tablespoons each) and place on the baking sheet, spacing them 2 inches apart.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes, until edges are set but centers are still soft.
- Let cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
Notes
- Chilling the dough helps prevent excessive spread and improves shape.
- Edges will be lightly set while centers remain soft for chewy cookies.
- Yield is about 18 cookies; for larger batches, multiply accordingly.
- Optional nuts add a nice crunch and depth of flavor.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10-12 minutes
- Category: Cookies
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie (about 1.5 tablespoons dough)
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 32 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 45 mg
Keywords: Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, pumpkin cookies, brown butter, fall cookies, pumpkin chocolate chip