Chewy Pumpkin Toffee Cookies

Chewy Pumpkin Cookies with Toffee Bits
Chewy Pumpkin Toffee Cookies
The chewy pumpkin cookie of your dreams, full of pumpkin spice and buttery toffee bits. Don’t you already feel all warm and cozy and fall-like just thinking about it?
(With coaching from How Sweet It Is.)

Prep Time: 45 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: about 32 cookies

Ingredients
1 1/2 sticks (12 tablespoons) unsalted butter, melted
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg + 1 egg yolk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup pumpkin butter
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
½ teaspoon grated ginger
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon allspice
8 oz (1 1/3 cups) toffee bits

Preparation

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together the melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until well combined. Add the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla and mix well. Stir in the pumpkin butter until smooth.
  3. In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice.
  4. Gradually add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until the dough comes together (I use my hands to help it along). Fold in the toffee bits and stir to distribute them evenly.
  5. Refrigerate the dough for 30 minutes, then roll into golf ball-sized balls (I use my trusty cookie scoop to get uniformly sized cookies). Place on a Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheet (this is important, otherwise, the melted toffee will stick to the pan) and bake for 15-18 minutes, or until cookies are golden. Let cool completely.