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pumpkin peanut butter cup cookies

Pumpkin Peanut Butter Cup Cookies

Maggie Michalczyk, RDN
Pumpkin peanut butter cookies simply scream Halloween! Peanut butter cups are sprinkled throughout pumpkin cookie dough for a delicious twist on a pumpkin cookie.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours 11 minutes
Servings 20 cookies

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil or butter melted
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup oat flour
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 1/2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup peanut butter cups chopped up

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 35o degree F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl combine the pumpkin puree, light brown sugar, maple syrup, coconut oil, egg and vanilla extract. Whisk until combined.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together the oat flour, pumpkin spice, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt.
  • Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix together using a wooden spoon until combined.
  • Fold in the chopped peanut butter cup pieces.
  • Use a cookie scoop to portion out the dough onto the baking sheet. Add a couple more peanut butter cup pieces to the top of each cookie. Bake for approximately 12-14 minutes. Let cool on the pan momentary before transferring to a cooling rack. Enjoy!
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