Kick off the season with the flavor of pumpkin and these cookies. It’s a very showy recipe and also very easy to prepare; you just have to follow the step-by-step guide we have below.
The autumn season is the perfect time to start experimenting with those colors, flavors and decorations typical of the season, but in the kitchen, if you want to welcome October with a very showy, yet delicious and easy-to-make preparation, these pumpkin-shaped cookies are the ideal option to prepare. It is a perfect dessert to accompany with a hot drink or share with the whole family.
Although the appearance of the cookies may seem very complicated, the reality is that achieving the characteristic pumpkin shape is easier than you think. You only need a bit of kitchen twine to mark the dough before baking and, with the basic cookie ingredients, as well as some spices to make them, you can achieve beautiful with a very intense flavor. Follow the step-by-step guide we’ve left here to learn how to prepare them from scratch.
How to shape pumpkin cookies
The key to giving these cookies the pumpkin shape lies in the kitchen twine. The first thing you have to do is prepare the dough and form small round portions. Ideally refrigerate the mixture in advance so you can handle it easily. When you have portions of similar size, you should cut three small pieces of twine and place them in the shape of a star, making the fibers cross at the center. Place a portion of dough right where the twine meets and, carefully, bring the ends to the top of the sphere, tying to keep the dough in place.
You should repeat this step for each cookie and place these portions on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Don’t worry about the twine, as it can bake without issue, provided you use cooking twine. As they bake, the dough will expand and the twine will leave marks around the cookies, creating the typical divisions that characterize a pumpkin. Once the cookies are ready, you can carefully remove the twine and add on top a small piece of cinnamon to represent the stem or add a peeled pumpkin seed for the same purpose.
Pumpkin cookies
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3 cups of flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup butter
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1 cup brown sugar
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1 cup granulated sugar
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1 cup pumpkin puree
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1 large egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
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1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
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1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Steps:
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Preheat your oven to 180 °C and line a tray with parchment paper.
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In a bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, spices and salt.
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In a separate bowl, beat the butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until fluffy.
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Add the pumpkin puree, the egg and the vanilla extract.
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Incorporate the flour mixture and mix until all ingredients are combined.
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Chill the dough in the refrigerator for 15 minutes. Then, shape small portions of dough into spheres.
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Tie each portion with the kitchen twine following the previous instructions.
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Place the portions on the tray and bake for 15 minutes or until lightly golden.
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Let the cookies cool on the tray for a few minutes and then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
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Once cool, remove the twine and decorate with cinnamon or a pumpkin seed on top.
Con la técnica de los hilos puedes lograr de manera sencilla darle un toque muy vistoso a tus galletas y asà darle la bienvenida al otoño. Esta preparación es bastante fácil de llevar a cabo y requiere de elementos que se pueden conseguir sin problema en la tiendita de la esquina o en tu supermercado más cercano. El puré de calabaza se puede elaborar en casa o conseguir enlatado, y las especias se pueden agregar por separado o añadir tu mezcla favorita de pumpkin spice y asà lograr un sabor único.
