Pumpkin Spice Stout Cookies Recipe

I love Halloween!  As a pagan, it is my favourite time of year.  Everything is finishing and you can look to the future.  Plus, pumpkin spice everything!!  We are starting to get more pumpkin and pumpkin spice beers here in the UK, which makes me really happy.  It was also the reason for these pumpkin spice stout cookies.  I wanted to make something seasonal for Halloween as an offering to the spirits for their journey, but also that my husband would like.  He’s not a fan of my fave pumpkin bread, so I can up with these.  Here’s the recipe:

Ingredients:

113g unsalted butter, room temperature

64g brown sugar

64g caster sugar

1 large egg

1 tablespoon stout

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

84g bread flour

64g self-raising flour

20g  cocoa powder

1 teaspoon cinnamon

3/4 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon sea salt

Yield: makes 12-14

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180oC.  Cover several baking sheets with parchment paper.

2. Cream the butter, brown sugar and caster sugar until light and fluffy. Add the egg, mixing until well blended.  Add in the beer and vanilla.

3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the bread flour, self-raising flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon baking powder, baking soda and sea salt. Add to the butter mixture and mix until combined.

4. Chill the mix for 45 mins – 1hr.  It is very sticky and will spread too much if you miss this step!

5. Use a tablespoon to make small balls of the sticky dough.  Spread them out on the baking sheets so they are about 3 inches apart – this dough will spread!

6.  Bake for 15 minutes. Let cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes and then transfer to a rack to cool completely.

Notes: I used Heist x Full Circle ‘How Much Pressure Can a Pumpkin Take’ sweet stout for this recipe as it is very spicy and that’s what I was going for.  You can use any stout and add more spices to your liking or remove the cinnamon all together and add 20g more cocoa and 20g less bread flour for chocolate cookies.

These come out crispy on the edges and soft in the middle but are quite light.  They are not too sweet, but you could add more vanilla if you want more sweetness.  They are great for sharing!

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