Description
These Pumpkin Delight Cookies (Inspired by Little Debbie!) are a delightful treat featuring a pumpkin filling, warm spices, and a simple prep. Perfect for gatherings or a cozy snack!
Ingredients
Scale
- 15 oz canned pure pumpkin
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 3/4 cup apple juice
- 12 tbsp butter melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 cups flour
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, whisk together the pumpkin purée, 1½ cups sugar, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon until well combined.
- In a small bowl, mix the cornstarch with apple juice until fully dissolved.
- Pour the apple juice mixture into the pumpkin mixture and cook over medium heat until gently boiling. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat and let cool completely.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat melted butter with 1 cup sugar for 2-3 minutes until thickened. Add molasses and egg, and mix until smooth.
- Stir in baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and flour until a soft dough forms. Add extra flour if dough is sticky.
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Roll out the dough to ¼ inch thick and cut out cookies using a pumpkin-shaped cutter.
- For each cookie, cut out shapes for the faces from half of the cutouts. Carefully create eyes and a mouth using a knife.
- On each bottom cookie, add 1 tablespoon of cooled pumpkin filling, then top with a face cookie, gently pressing the edges to seal.
- Place cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake for 10-13 minutes until cooked through. Let cool before serving.
Notes
Make sure the filling cools completely before assembling the cookies for best results.
Adjust the thickness of the cookies according to your preference; thinner cookies will be crisper.
Keep an eye on the cookies while baking, especially around the face cutouts.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 230
- Sugar: 15g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 34g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg