Make a batch of Paleo Pumpkin Cookies or one giant frosted cookie, whichever fits your occasion. This pumpkin cookie recipe is classic, tender and cake-like, with fall spices.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword cookies, gaps diet, paleo, pumpkin
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 12 minutesminutes
Total Time 22 minutesminutes
Servings 8servings or cookies
Calories 264kcal
Author Megan
Cost $6
Equipment
bowl
cookie sheet
Ingredients
1cupnut flour(preferably sprouted: see How-to link in Recipe Notes) or blanched almond flour
1/2cupbuttermelted and cooled slightly, or use lard or coconut oil for dairy-free version
1/3cupcanned pumpkinor butternut squash puree
1/3cuphoneyor Paleo folks: maple syrup will probably work fine here
1/4cupcoconut flourfor fruit-free, flax seed meal may sub well here
1/4cupcollagensee discount code and link in Recipe Notes
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line cookie sheet or round pizza pan with parchment paper, or use a Silpat baking mat (see Recipe Notes).
Combine dry ingredients in medium size bowl: sprouted nut flour, coconut flour, collagen, cinnamon, baking soda and sea salt. Stir to mix.
Combine wet ingredients in medium size bowl: butter, pumpkin, honey, egg and apple cider vinegar. Whisk to combine.
Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and fold in well without over-mixing.
Pour cookie batter onto prepared baking sheet. Spread evenly into 8-8.5" circle.
Bake in preheated oven about 12 minutes, or until puffed in center and browned all over, without being too dark.
Cool while you make the buttercream. (See Buttercream Frosting link in Recipe Notes, as well as dairy-free version.)
Frost cookie simply or decoratively. The recipe makes a generous amount of frosting: If you wish to put fluting around the full circumference of the cookie you'll have enough; or save some for next time. (The frosting keeps well in a sealed container in the fridge. Simply bring to room temperature and beat again before using.)
Notes
Learn how to sprout nuts/seeds and make nut or seed flour HERE.