Description
These ghost-shaped shortbread cookies are made with pumpkin butter, cinnamon, and rich brown butter for a warm fall flavor. They are coated with powdered sugar and decorated with chocolate eyes to create a fun Halloween treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 sticks butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup pumpkin butter
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 large egg, beaten
For the garnish:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup chocolate melting wafers, for garnish
Instructions
- Add 6 tablespoons butter to a small saucepan set over medium heat. Cook until the butter begins to brown, about 3-4 minutes. Remove from the heat and transfer to a large heatproof bowl.
- Beat together the remaining 6 tablespoons of butter, the cooled browned butter, pumpkin butter, brown sugar, and vanilla until creamy.
- Add flour and cinnamon. Mix until combined. If the dough is too sticky to form a ball, add 2-4 tablespoons of flour.
- Place the dough on a large piece of plastic wrap and roll into a long log, about 2-3 inches in diameter. Chill in the refrigerator for about 1 hour until the dough firms up.
- Once the dough is firm, shape the log into a rounded triangle. Then use your fingers to shape the bottom of the triangle into a rippled shape. This will be the squiggly bottom of the ghost-shaped cookies.
- Once the log is shaped, place back into the fridge and chill for 2 hours or up to 5 days. The firmer the dough is, the easier it will be to cut.
- Once you are ready to bake, preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Cut the dough log into 1/2 inch slices and bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges of the cookies are slightly browned.
- While the cookies are still warm, toss them into powdered sugar and use the melted chocolate to make little ghost faces.
- Prep Time: 25 mins
- Additional/Chilling Time: 3 hours
- Cook Time: 12 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 155