Description
Delicious Spooky Ghost Brown Butter Pumpkin Cookies, perfect for Halloween! Soft pumpkin cookies with rich brown butter flavor, topped with spooky ghost decorations.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- Optional: white chocolate or royal icing for ghost decoration
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F) and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Brown the butter in a saucepan over medium heat until golden and fragrant; let cool slightly.
- Mix browned butter with brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.
- Gradually combine dry ingredients with wet mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Drop spoonfuls of dough onto prepared baking sheets.
- Bake for 10–12 minutes until edges are lightly golden.
- Let cookies cool, then decorate with white chocolate or royal icing to create spooky ghost faces.
Notes
These cookies are soft and moist. For extra spooky fun, use edible eyes or Halloween sprinkles.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 75mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 20mg
Keywords: spooky ghost cookies, pumpkin cookies, brown butter cookies, halloween cookies, festive desserts