Soft pumpkin cookies, just the word soft catapults me into the Christmas mood, lights, sweets, lots of sweets like today, and we start breakfast with these soft cookies with pumpkin always relevant and ready for any occasion, whether savory or sweet like this. Just the word cookies already makes you think of home, grandma’s homemade cookies, a unique and simple comfort food.
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Medium
- Preparation time: 40 Minutes
- Portions: 8
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Autumn, Winter
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 packet pisto
- 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1 1/4 cup pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
Tools
- Stand Mixer
- Baking Pan
- Parchment Paper
Steps
Immediately scent the sugar with the pisto. I bought it and it is delicious and super fragrant, but you could make it yourself with cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Pisto, in fact, takes its name from pistare or pestare, meaning crush, reduce to powder. Steam the pumpkin in the microwave on a plate covered with plastic wrap for 10 minutes at maximum power, let it cool. You can also bake the pumpkin in a fan oven for 20 minutes at 375°F.
Place the flour with the sugar, pisto, and baking powder in the stand mixer, start and mix all the powders. Add the cooked pumpkin (150 g will be enough), the egg, and the oil. Mix for a few seconds and then let rest for 30 minutes in the refrigerator before preparing the soft pumpkin cookies.
Use 2 tablespoons to form balls of 1 to 1.5 oz each, place them on the baking sheet with parchment paper. Sprinkle them with powdered sugar.
Bake at 350°F for 15 minutes.
And here they are, the soft pumpkin cookies, ready.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)
What is pisto?
Pisto is a blend of spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in equal quantities, typical of the Neapolitan tradition for many sweets, especially Christmas ones.
