White Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies

Foodista Cookbook Entry

Category: Desserts & Sweets | Blog URL: http://www.runnerskitchen.com/2009/11/white-chocolate-pumpkin-cookies/

This recipe was entered in The Foodista Best of Food Blogs Cookbook contest, a compilation of the world’s best food blogs which was published in Fall 2010.


Photo: Megan Irene Kretz
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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon cinnamon
dash of ginger and nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup butter
1 1/2 cups light brown sugar, loosely packed
1/4 cup applesauce
1 cup pure pumpkin puree
2 eggs (preferably organic)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3 1/2 ounces Lindt white chocolate bar, chopped into small pieces
small handful of dark chocolate chips

Preparation

1
Preheat oven to 300 degrees and grease a large baking sheet
2
Whisk together flour, spices, and baking soda in a medium bowl
3
Beat together the sugar and butter until creamy
4
Mix in applesauce, eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla
5
Slowly incorporate flour mixture just until combined
6
Stir in the pecans and white chocolate and dark chocolate chips
7
Drop heaping Tablespoons of dough onto cookie sheet and bake for about 15 minutes or until golden brown on top

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Gymadre
September 4, 2011

Just made these, but used only 1.5 C all purpose flour, added 3 C quick oats and took out the nuts. Also added 1/2 tsp salt (did not see any salt in original recipe) Very Good! My daughter is coming home from school this weekend and she is my pumpkin lover.

About

I LOVE all things pumpkin and these cookies satisfy that craving!

When my friend Hannah visited last fall she brought me a tupperware full of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies that I promptly devoured. Once they were gone, I knew I had to re-create them.

Even though I love to bake, I’m not the biggest fan of measuring/following directions (um, yes – I realize this is usually essential for baking). I went with my instincts last night and the result was healthy and tasty (tooting my own horn, just a bit)!!

These cookies have a very light, fluffy textures (almost like little pumpkin breads!) and the white chocolate is a surprisingly good compliment to the pumpkin. To assist in her post-marathon recovery, my roommate sampled 6 cookies and declared them “delicious!”.

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