Name: Giant Pumpkin Skillet Cookie
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: ½ cup butter (room temperature); 1 cup brown sugar; 1 egg (room temperature); ½ cup pumpkin puree; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1¾ cups flour; ½ tsp. baking soda; 1 tsp. pumpkin spice; ⅛ tsp. salt; Topping:; 1½ cup chopped pecans; 1 Tbsp. brown sugar; 1½ Tbsp. maple syrup; 1 tsp. cinnamon

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What is better than a cookie? A giant skillet cookie! This is a perfect seasonal cookie to share after a nice family meal. It’s a delicious, soft, chewy pumpkin cookie topped with a mixture of pecans, sugar, and maple syrup. Serve it warm, topped with vanilla ice cream for an ultimate experience.

black skillet with a giant pumpkin cookie while sitting on a wooden table with a white cloth in the background

Giant Pumpkin Skillet Cookie

It’s a delicious, soft, chewy pumpkin cookie topped with a mixture of pecans, sugar, and maple syrup. Serve it warm, topped with vanilla ice cream for an ultimate experience.

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Course: Cookies

Cuisine: American

Keyword: cookie, pumpkin

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes

Author: Lyuba Brooke

Ingredients

½ cup butter room temperature
1 cup brown sugar
1 egg room temperature
½ cup pumpkin puree
1 tsp. vanilla
1¾ cups flour
½ tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. pumpkin spice
⅛ tsp. salt
Topping:
1½ cup chopped pecans
1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1½ Tbsp. maple syrup
1 tsp. cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and make sure your 12-inch skillet is well seasoned. (You can also rub some oil with a paper towel so that the bottom and sides of the skillet are shiny but not drenched in oil.)
In the bowl of an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar for a couple of minutes.
Add egg, pumpkin puree, and vanilla, and beat until mixed.
Sift in the flour, baking soda, pumpkin spice, and salt. Mix the ingredients on low speed until just combined.
Spread cookie batter in the skillet, evenly.
In a bowl, mix ingredients for topping and spread it evenly over the top of cookie.
Bake for 18–20 minutes.
Let the cookie cool before attempting to cut it!

Notes

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