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Pumpkin Pecan Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Maple Brown Butter Frosting


As you can see from the lack of postings this week, I have been a little busy. Sorry about that, but I will try to do better in the next couple of weeks. I have Pam coming for Thanksgiving so I am on the search for some new and exciting recipes to have while she is here, which I promise to share! But I do have a favorite recipe to share with you today! At this time of the year I love to cook with apples and pumpkin. My most favorite pumpkin cookie recipe I am giving to you today. The mix between the pumpkin, chocolate and maple frosting is to die for! If you can eat them warm, they are even better. Enjoy this pumpkin favorite!



Pumpkin Pecan Chocolate Chunk Cookies with Maple Brown Butter Frostingfrom Bakerella.com

Cookies:

2 1/4 cup self-rising flour
3 tsp pumpkin pie spice
3/4 cup butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cup light brown sugar
1 cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup chopped pecans
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chunks (I use Ghirardelli Milk Chocolate Chips)

Whisk together flour and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter.
Add both sugars and beat until light and fluffy.
Add vanilla.
Add eggs one at a time and beat until combined.
Add flour/spice mixture to sugar mixture in three additions. Alternate with pumpkin in two additions, ending with flour mixture.
Stir in chopped pecans and chocolate chunks.
Drop on cookie tray lined with parchment paper.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. Makes about four dozen cookies.
Let cool.

Maple Brown Butter Frosting
3 cups sifted confectioners sugar
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup milk
2 tsp maple flavoring

Sift sugar and set aside.
Melt butter over medium heat until golden brown. Watch closely so it does not burn.
Add butter to sugar, scraping all the butter into the bowl.
Add milk and maple flavoring. Stir until smooth.
Spread on top of cookies with an knife or offset spatula.


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