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 mins
Cook Time 8 hours hrs 11 minutes mins
- 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
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!
Keyword pumpkin peanut butter cup cookies