| Main ingredients | Pumpkin, Butter, Cinnamon powder, Dried ginger powder, Clove powder, Castor sugar, Salt, Oil, Light brown sugar, Vanilla essence, Refined flour, Baking powder, Cream of tartar, Icing sugar, Milk, Dark chocolate, White chocolate |
| Cuisine | American |
| Course | Snack |
| Prep time | 1-1.5 hours |
| Cook time | 45-50 minutes |
| Serve | |
| Taste | Sweet |
| Level of cooking | Moderate |
| Others | Vegetarian |
Ingredients
- 400 grams pumpkin, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 tablespoon melted butter
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon powder
- ½ teaspoon dried ginger powder
- A pinch of clove powder
- 1 tablespoon castor sugar
- A pinch of salt
- 2 tablespoons oil
- Batter
- 1¼ cups butter
- ¾ cup castor sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
- 2½ cups refined flour
- ¼ teaspoon clove powder
- A pinch of salt
- 1½ teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- Cinnamon sugar
- ¼ cup castor sugar
- 2 tablespoons light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon powder
- Topping
- 1 cup icing sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons milk
- Melted dark chocolate as required
- Melted white chocolate as required
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200º C.
- Take the pumpkin on a baking tray, add melted butter, cinnamon powder, dried ginger powder, clove powder, castor sugar and salt. Mix and place it in the preheated oven and roast for 20-25 minutes.
- Bring the tray out of the oven and allow to cool slightly. Transfer the roasted pumpkin into a grinder jar and grind coarsely. Add oil and grind to a fine paste.
- Take butter in a large bowl, add castor sugar and light brown sugar and beat with an electric beater till light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla essence and the ground paste and continue to beat for 1-2 minutes.
- Sift refined flour, clove powder, salt, baking powder and cream of tartar directly into the bowl and mix till well combined. Refrigerate this for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180ºC.
- Meanwhile, to make cinnamon sugar, take castor sugar in a small bowl, add light brown sugar and cinnamon sugar and mix.
- Bring the bowl with the dough out of the refrigerator. Take small portions of the cookie dough and shape each portion into a ball. Roll in the cinnamon sugar and arrange them on a lined baking tray keeping sufficient distance between each. Press each ball slightly to flatten. Place the tray in the preheated oven and bake for 10-15 minutes.
- Bring the baking tray out the oven and allow to cool completely.
- Meanwhile, to make the icing, mix icing sugar with the milk in a bowl. You can add edible food colour of your choice.
- Decorate the cookies with the prepared icing, melted dark chocolate and melted white chocolate as required.
- Arrange the cookies on a serving platter and serve.