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Brown Butter Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Soft-centered cookies with rich brown butter flavor, moist pumpkin, and melty chocolate chips, perfect for cozy fall treats.

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup (115g) unsalted butter, browned gently
  • 3/4 cup (150g) granulated sugar
  • 1/4 cup (50g) brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup (120g) pure pumpkin puree
  • 1 large egg, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 3/4 cups (220g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 cup (170g) semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Brown the butter (about 5-7 minutes): In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Stir continuously as it foams and the milk solids turn golden brown. Remove from heat and let cool slightly.
  2. Mix sugars and wet ingredients (5 minutes): In a large bowl, combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, and cooled brown butter. Stir until smooth. Add pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla extract; mix until fully incorporated.
  3. Sift dry ingredients and combine (5 minutes): In a separate bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Gradually fold the dry mix into the wet ingredients until just combined.
  4. Fold in chocolate chips (2 minutes): Gently fold chocolate chips evenly through the dough.
  5. Shape and bake (10-12 minutes): Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Drop dough balls onto lined baking sheets spaced 2 inches apart. Bake 10-12 minutes until edges are set but centers remain soft.
  6. Cool properly (15 minutes): Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to a cooling rack to maintain soft centers.

Notes

Chill dough for 15 minutes if too wet or sticky to control spreading. Pull cookies from oven when edges are set but centers look slightly underbaked for soft centers. Let cookies cool on baking sheet before transferring to rack to avoid mushiness. Brown butter carefully over medium heat to avoid burning.

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Keywords: brown butter, pumpkin, chocolate chip cookies, soft cookies, fall dessert, easy cookies, pumpkin cookies

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