Have you seen my pumpkin ebook for 25 pumpkin recipe that aren’t pie and 1 that is? I think you would love it.
I’ve been baking a lot lately and have seen quite a few recipes that use pumpkin puree in place of butter or oil. The creaminess of pumpkin makes a delicious quick bread or muffin that contains relatively little fat. I wanted to create a recipe that balanced velvety pumpkin with rich butter. This shortbread cookie does just that, and with a shiny pecan on top to boot.
Yield: 6
Pumpkin Shortbread Cookies
Yields 6 cookies.
Prep Time
15 minutes
Cook Time
15 minutes
Inactive Time
6 hours
Total Time
6 hours 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons (2 ounces) unsalted butter, very soft
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin puree
- 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons flour
- 6 pecan halves
- 2 teaspoons maple syrup
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, stir together the butter, pumpkin puree, sugar and spices. Stir this mixture together very well with a spatula.
- Add half of the flour and fold it into the dough. Add the remaining half and fold it in until blended.
- Place the dough on a large sheet of wax or parchment paper and roll it into a fat log about 3” long. Wrap it in plastic wrap and chill for at least 6 hours, or overnight.
- When ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350°. Slice the log into 1/2” slices and place the slices on a cookie sheet lined with parchment or a silicone mat. (You should get 6 thick cookies from the dough).
- Press a pecan half into the center of each cookie gently. Bake for 15-17 minutes, until cookies appear done and the bottom of the cookies are beginning to brown. Before serving, brush the pecans with the maple syrup.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 124Total Fat: 9gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 20mgSodium: 62mgCarbohydrates: 11gFiber: 0gSugar: 8gProtein: 1g
These are so cute, I love them!!
These sound so good! Fantastic combination!
these look so pretty:) i love pecan in shortbread and with pumpkin in it too…it sounds just lovely! thank you for sharing this and hope you have a nice weekend!
mmm..these look so tasty!
I love shortbread – can’t wait to try your pumpkin version!
I love shortbread and adding pumpkin how wonderful…i love the pop from the pecans…i have the most beautiful pecans from hondo, texas…I would to try them in this recipe…yum
sweetlife
Hello!!! For some reason i don’t see the recipe for your pumpkin shortbread cookies? Also, do you have a recipe for a plain shortbread cookie?? I love your blog. You are AMAZING!!!
Laurie
Hello! I cannot find the recipe for the pumpkin shortbread. I even purchased the e-book to see if that’s where it was. Help! Love your blog.
Hi Estela,
I’m sorry about this. It looks like the recipe didn’t transfer over. Let me get it back up for you shortly.
Okay, everyone, stop what you’re doing and start these cookies now. They are so fabulous. I was craving shortbread (inwardly craving Christmas but outwardly showing up for Fall), and this felt like the perfect marriage to get me through until December. When I started the recipe, I was unsure. My butter didnt cream nicely (so many little flecks mixed into the pumpkin puree), and when I added the second half of the flour, it definitely felt like too much. But Christina has my trust after always getting the levels of cinnamon and spice correct in her recipes (the only author I dont automatically double the cinnamon measurement for) so proceeded to roll up my slightly powdery, flaky mess. Welp, I baked them this morning after overnighting them in the fridge, and they are amazing. Normally pumpkin makes things squidgy (we’ve all made some disappointing pumpkin cookies in the past, right? Not just me?), but this recipe gave me light, flaky (short!), cookies with the slightest of crisps on the bottom. The texture? So wonderful! The pumpkin flavour? In perfect harmony with the buttery texture. So long story short, if you’re maybe afraid of shortbread, or perhaps are just looking for a socially acceptable away to start sneaking Christmas treats into your life, try these cookies! You won’t regret it!