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Toffee Crunch Pumpkin Cookies

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By: The Chunky Chefpublished: 10/20/2020

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These chewy pumpkin cookies are studded with bits of toffee and caramel, and baked until soft and tender.  The perfect Fall dessert, these cookies go great with a cold glass of milk! #cookies #pumpkin #baking #caramel #toffee #dessert
These chewy pumpkin cookies are studded with bits of toffee and caramel, and baked until soft and tender.  The perfect Fall dessert, these cookies go great with a cold glass of milk! #cookies #pumpkin #baking #caramel #toffee #dessert

These chewy pumpkin cookies are studded with bits of toffee and caramel, and baked until soft and tender.  The perfect Fall dessert, these cookies go great with a cold glass of milk! 

These Toffee Crunch Pumpkin Cookies are such a fun dessert, and SO delicious!  We love Fall desserts, like my Apple Crisp, and Candied Almonds.   This is one of my Dessert recipes you’ll definitely want in your collection!

stack of pumpkin cookies, one with a bite taken out of it

PUMPKIN COOKIES

Ah cookies. To me, they’re the quintessential dessert… bringing back memories of a house filled with the smell of baking cookies, and waiting impatiently with a big glass of milk.

I love baking cookies, but most recipe (mine included) generally involve chilling the dough so the cookies are thicker and don’t spread on the baking sheet while baking.

But not this one! You can bake these cookies right away, which makes these a pretty quick dessert.  Of course, you CAN chill the dough if you’d like a thicker cookie, but it’s not required 🙂

The gloriously crisp and crackly exterior of these pumpkin cookies gives way to a chewy, tender interior that’s flecked with pockets of caramel and toffee.  Talk about YUM!

HOW TO MAKE TOFFEE PUMPKIN COOKIES

These chewy pumpkin cookies are studded with bits of toffee and caramel, and baked until soft and tender.  The perfect Fall dessert, these cookies go great with a cold glass of milk! #cookies #pumpkin #baking #caramel #toffee #dessert

  1. Prepare baking sheet. I like to have everything ready to go, so when the dough is ready to be scooped, you have the baking sheet right there.
  2. Mix dry ingredients. Combining the flour, baking soda and salt in a mixing bowl makes sure they incorporate into the dough evenly.
  3. Mix wet ingredients. Mixing the butter, sugars, pumpkin and vanilla gives the dough a nice creamy base.
  4. Combine wet and dry. I like to add the flour mixture (dry) to the pumpkin mixture (wet) half at a time, just so I can make sure everything gets mixed in well.
  5. Stir in toffee and caramel. No need for a whisk or mixer here, just stir them right in with a rubber spatula.
  6. Scoop. Using a small cookie scoop makes this process a lot easier.  Roll the dough into roughly 1″ balls.  Transfer to prepared baking sheet, leaving about 2″ in between each ball. This allows for the cookies to spread a bit as they bake, without all spreading together.
  7. Bake. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until edges are starting to brown.
  8. Cool. Letting the cookies sit on the baking sheet for 10 minutes lets them finish cooking and ensures they won’t fall apart when you transfer them to a wire rack to finish cooling.

stack of caramel pumpkin cookies

ADDITIONAL COOKING TIPS

  • MIXER? – if you don’t have one, or would rather not clean it afterwards, you can use a sturdy whisk and your good ol’ arm muscles to mix the ingredients.
  • NO EGGS – you may look at the ingredient list and wonder where the eggs are.  The pumpkin takes the place of the eggs in this recipe.
  • COOKIE SCOOP – I find using a cookie scoop (or old fashioned ice cream scoop) makes scooping the dough a breeze.  I’ve linked to the one I use down by the recipe.
  • ROOM TEMP INGREDIENTS – for the best results when baking these cookies, your cold ingredients (just the butter for this recipe) should be at room temperature so it can easily be whipped and creamed.
  • USE REAL BUTTER – this isn’t the time to use shortening or margarine.  Those perform differently in baking recipes, and this recipe was only tested using real butter.
  • USE FRESH INGREDIENTS – did you know using older baking soda/baking powder can affect the way your cookies bake?  Over time, leavening agents, (which is what baking soda and powder are) lose their efficacy, and won’t give your cookies that classic texture.

If you’re unsure if your baking soda or powder are still good, drop a pinch in some hot water.  If it fizzes, it’s still good!  If not, then you’re in need of some new ingredients.

toffee cookies on cooling rack

VARIATIONS OF THIS RECIPE

  • PUMPKIN SPICE – I didn’t add any of the classic “pumpkin spice” spices, like cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, etc, but if you want them in there, go ahead and add a pinch of whichever you prefer.
  • THICKER COOKIES – if you love a classically thick cookie, feel free to chill the dough, for at least an hour, or up to 3 days.
  • DIFFERENT TYPES OF TOFFEE – for this recipe I used Heath milk chocolate English toffee bits, which have a thin coating of chocolate around the little pieces of toffee. To omit the chocolate, Heath also makes a variety called Bits O’ Brickle (English toffee bits) which are JUST the toffee and no chocolate.
  • CHOCOLATE – chocolate and pumpkin (and caramel and toffee) flavors go amazingly well together, so feel free to give these cookies a drizzle of melted chocolate.
  • CARAMEL – to accentuate the caramel flavor that’s on the inside, giving these baked cookies a drizzle of caramel sauce is heavenly.

Cookie broken in half to show interior

MAKING PUMPKIN COOKIES AHEAD OF TIME

These cookies are so easy, but you can even make them easier by mixing up the dough ahead of time and freezing it into individual balls.

That way when the baking mood strikes, all you have to do it pull out the pre-made dough and bake!

Bake as directed, adding an additional minute or two to the cook time.

STORAGE

Leftover cookies will keep at room temperature (in an airtight container) for 3-5 days.

You can also freeze baked cookies for up to 2 months.

holding up a pumpkin cookie with a bite taken out of it

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  • Stand Mixer – I love using my mixer to make cookies, but they can be pricey.
  • Hand Mixer – this model is a true workhorse in my kitchen!
  • Baking Sheets – I love the large size and how sturdy these pans are.
  • Parchment Paper – no cutting required, these sheets fit perfectly in the baking sheets above.
  • Cookie Scoop – this scoop will easily measure out 1 1/2 Tbsp of dough!

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stack of pumpkin cookies, one with a bite taken out of it

Caramel Pumpkin Cookies

5 from 15 votes
Author: The Chunky Chef
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Calories: 193
Servings: 30 - 36 cookies
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These chewy pumpkin cookies are studded with bits of toffee and caramel, and baked until soft and tender. 

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter softened to room temperature
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp kosher salt
  • 1 cup toffee bits
  • 1/2 cup caramel bits

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheet with parchment paper. Set aside.

MIX DRY INGREDIENTS

  • In a mixing bowl, add flour, baking soda, and salt and stir until combined well.

MIX WET INGREDIENTS

  • To a large mixing bowl, add butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Beat until combined.
  • Add pumpkin and vanilla and mix.

ADD FLOUR MIXTURE

  • Add half of flour mixture, beating until combined. Add remaining flour mixture and beat until just combined and no flour streaks remove.

FOLD IN TOFFEE/CARAMEL

  • Use a rubber spatula to gently fold/stir in toffee and caramel bits.

SCOOP AND BAKE

  • Scoop dough and roll into approximately 1" balls, and place about 2" apart on prepared baking sheet.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes, until cookies are just starting to brown at the edges.

COOL

  • Remove from the oven and let cool on the cookie sheet for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.

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The Chunky Chef is not a dietician or nutritionist, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and other nutritional values are important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories can vary quite a bit depending on which brands were used.

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  1. Susan says

    Posted on 12/12 at 11:14 pm

    How should the leftover cookies be stored? I wasn’t sure if they needed to be refrigerated since they contain pumpkin.

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 12/14 at 8:39 pm

      They can be stored at room temperature 🙂 For future reference, the storage instructions are in the text above the recipe under the section titled “Storage”.

      Reply
  2. Teri says

    Posted on 10/16 at 4:38 pm

    Could these be made into bars? I’m handicapped and getting up and down is difficult.

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 10/17 at 12:11 pm

      I’ve only tested this recipe as written. So without testing and retesting it myself, I can’t say for certain if baking these as bars would work and/or what changes would need to be made. If you do some experimenting, I’d love to know how it turns out!

      Reply
  3. Donna M says

    Posted on 10/2 at 3:12 pm

    These are fabulous, perfectly chewy! I did add about 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice & 1/2 tsp cinnamon. I couldn’t find caramel bits so I used Kraft caramels & just cut them into small pieces.

    Reply
  4. Suzieq says

    Posted on 10/1 at 1:41 pm

    Don’t know if I will get a response before Monday morning (10/3/22) but I was given a box of toffee bits to use for baking, but they aren’t he little bits they are like a 1″x1.5″ cube, but they aren’t crisp, they are soft, does that mean the toffee has gone bad?

    Reply
    • The Chunky Chef says

      Posted on 10/1 at 10:22 pm

      I don’t know for certain if they’ve gone bad or not, as I’m not familiar with the cubes you’re talking about. If you’re in doubt, I would check the date on the box.

      Reply
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