Description
Pumpkin S’mores Cookies are a soft‑baked fall cookie that brings together spiced pumpkin dough, graham cracker bits, gooey marshmallows, and chocolate for a cozy, nostalgic twist on classic s’mores.
Ingredients
- unsalted butter, softened
- brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- egg yolk (or egg, depending on variation)
- vanilla extract
- all‑purpose flour
- baking soda (and sometimes baking powder)
- salt
- pumpkin pie spice (and optional cinnamon, nutmeg)
- chocolate chips or chunks
- mini marshmallows (or marshmallow halves)
- crushed graham crackers
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cream together softened butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar until light and fluffy.
- Mix in the pumpkin puree, egg yolk (or egg) and vanilla extract until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda (and/or baking powder), salt, pumpkin pie spice (and any additional warming spices).
- Combine the dry and wet ingredients, mixing until just incorporated.
- Fold in the chocolate chips (or chunks), mini marshmallows, and crushed graham crackers.
- Scoop dough onto the prepared baking sheet, spacing dough balls a few inches apart.
- Bake for about 10–14 minutes, until the edges are set but the centers remain soft and slightly underdone.
- Allow cookies to cool on the baking sheet for several minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
Notes
- Add extra marshmallows or chocolate chips on top just before baking for an extra gooey finish.
- Use dark chocolate chunks for richer flavor or milk chocolate for a more classic s’mores taste.
- To enhance graham‑cracker flavor, you can use graham cracker extract or toast the graham cracker pieces.
- For a firmer cookie, bake a minute or two longer—but watch carefully to avoid drying out the center.
- Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to ~4 days (some sources say up to a week) and freeze dough or baked cookies for longer storage. :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: ≈ 210
- Sugar: 17g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 11g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
