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Stack of pumpkin spice oat cookies sandwiched with white chocolate, the top one bitten

Pumpkin Spice Cookies with Oats, Coconut, and White Chocolate

Warm and cosy Pumpkin Spice Cookies packed with oats, coconut, and finished with a white chocolate dip. Perfect for a holiday treat or gifting.
Prep Time 35 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 50 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American, South African
Servings 54 cookies

Ingredients
  

Cookies

  • 250 g butter 1 cup / 2 sticks
  • 1 cup light brown sugar 200g
  • 4 tablespoons golden syrup ¼ cup
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla essence
  • 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda baking soda
  • 2 tablespoons pumpkin spice see recipe below
  • 2 tablespoons toasted milk powder optional
  • 1 cup oats 90g
  • 1 cup desiccated coconut 85g
  • 2 cups cake flour 250g

To decorate

  • 220 g melted white chocolate 8 oz

Pumpkin Spice Mix

  • 1 tbsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp dried ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp mixed spice or allspice
  • 1/4 tsp ground black pepper

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 175°C (350°F) and line two baking trays with baking paper.
  • Cream together the butter and light brown sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add golden syrup, vanilla essence, pumpkin spice, and toasted milk powder (if using). Mix thoroughly.
  • Stir in the oats, coconut, and flour until a crumbly dough forms.
  • Use a tablespoon measuring spoon to scoop out dough, press it into the spoon, and place it on the baking sheet about 2 cm (1 inch) apart.
  • Flatten each cookie slightly with a fork and bake for 15 minutes, rotating trays halfway.
  • Allow the cookies to cool completely, for at least 1 hour.
  • Melt white chocolate and dip each cookie, pressing lightly to spread chocolate underneath. Let set before storing in an airtight container.

Video

Notes

  • You can use pre-mixed pumpkin spice but here in South Africa we don't get that so I made my own.
  • You can also dip one cookie in the white chocolate and sandwich two halves together to make cute little sandwich cookies.
  • If you want to go lighter on the chocolate, you can also drizzle the white chocolate over instead of dipping.
Keyword easy baking, edible gifts, fall recipe, spiced cookies