Yes that is two types of dessert in one title. A gooey chocolate center inside an pumpkin oat cookie. Fall meets decadent meets cookie monster!
I’ve been missing chocolate around here. I haven’t posted a chocolate recipe in almost a month, since these Chocolate PB Covered Strawbs (is that a thing, strawbs?). Not to say I haven’t been eating it, I eat chocolate in some form more days than not. But cacao-inclusive baking is what I’ve been missing.
And since I can’t seem to get my head out of the pumpkin patch, pumpkin + chocolate was the natural way to go. And a yummy one too! These two flavors go surprisingly well together, especially with a little cinnamon to pull them closer.
The pumpkin batter…that with a spoon could be it’s own dessert.
This dessert-stuffed dessert is surprisingly easy to make. No you don’t have to make two batters, bake twice, and meld them together with some sort of brownie stuffing magic. You just have to use dates. Dates and cacao make for the perfect rich brownie center that’s easy to wrap with pumpkin batter and stays perfectly gooey while the outside transforms into a cookie coat in the oven.
Just watch…
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This cookie has a pretty impressive cross section…
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PinIngredients
- BROWNIE CENTER
- 8 pitted medjool dates
- 1 1/2 tbsp cacao or cocoa powder
- PUMPKIN COOKIE
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup oat flour
- 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 2 tbsps molasses
- 2–3 tbsps non-dairy milk
- 2 tsps baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- FOR THE BROWNIE CENTER: Blend the dates and cacao powder in a food processor until it forms a ball.
- Set aside.
- FOR THE PUMPKIN COOKIE: Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Combine all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine (and steal a bite because it’s really yummy!)
- Take a large portion of the pumpkin batter and flatten it in your palm. Place a ball of the brownie dough in the center. Close the pumpkin batter around it and shape into a ball.
- Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper pressing down slightly for more of a cookie shape
- Repeat for the remaining cookies.
- Bake for 10-12 mins at 350F.
- Let them cool then eat!
Oh my goodness – this is the ultimate fall dessert!!! And it involves my two favourite things – brownies and cookies. Delicious! What a great recipe Natalie, I can’t wait to try these beautiful treats! <3
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Thanks Harriet, I had to get the chocolate in since it is Chocolate Week after all 🙂
That ooey gooey brownie center has me drooling on my keyboard! OMG yum.
I must admit that is my favorite part too!
Um…..uh…..omg…….YOu just blew my little foodie mind 😉 You deserve a cookie high-five! A shower of cookies! A Golden bath of cookie heaven to bask in the cookie/brownie glory. (And for sure that crown of chia seeds!)
And since blubs is a thing, strabs is a thing….it takes too much effort to say “berry” so…yea know 😉 xoxoxo
(I can always look forward to you making my Tuesday a bit happier 😉 )
A shower of cookies, that would be magical! Just imagine puddles of cookie crumbs! And the umbrellas that are actually turned into funnels to collect the cookies. And lightening made of frosting. And thunder of sprinkles…mmmmmm 🙂 You know this would be a pretty awesome like theme park/experiential place idea here! And I’m glad strawbs is a thing now, I mean we all know they are berries already! Hope your Tuesday is going as well as a Tuesday can go <3
These cookies look great, do you think something can be put in place of the molasses?
Oh sure, any liquid sweetener will be fine: maple syrup, coconut nectar, date paste etc. Or you can leave it out and add a little more coconut sugar and non-dairy milk (for extra liquid). Or you could use 1/2 a banana even. I hope one of those works for you 🙂
These look absolutely delicious!
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Thank you Monique! Chocolate and pumpkin are so good together, and isn’t it convenient that they are almost Halloween colored too 😉
That gooey chocolate-y center is calling to me! I love the pumpkin + chocolate combo…I made pumpkin oats most of last week for breakfast and of course chocolate found its way in there. I just love watching your videos, Natalie! They always radiate happiness and the music is catchy – I find myself whistling along sometimes. I had to laugh a little when you ended up with a mini cookie…it’s a tough call sometimes when you get to the last of the batter…we usually end up with an oversized cookie! Adding these to my list. They look amazing! ❤️
I love pumpkin oats too, I made pumpkin overnight oats yesterday! (not chilly enough for warm ones yet) They were amazing, but I should’ve added chocolate…will have to make them again now 🙂 We were definitely thinking alike with the pumpkin + chocolate cookies, I just pinned yours to try too! While I love these, that crispy on the outside chewy inside texture of yours is too good to resist! And when it comes to the tough decisions of excess batter allocation, I usually just eat it 🙂 Thank you for always watching Mandy <3
Oh wow you had me at “Brownie” Natalie! I could eat brownies for breakfast, lunch and dinner… just a tiny addiction of mine. It sounds amazing how only 2 ingredients can be used for a goeey brownie. I wish I had dates right now!
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Brownie’s are pretty much a perfect food I think! Possibly the best part of making this recipe was eating the little ball of leftover brownie dough!! So if you try them make sure you save a little bit of that for snacking while the cookies are in the oven…it’s pure healthy decadence 🙂
This may be the most genius cookie recipe I’ve ever seen! You can never go wrong with the pumpkin and chocolate combo!
Thank you Bethany!!! It took me a while to believe in this combo enough to try it, but now I can’t get enough! They just make each other richer somehow <3
Yummy! These look so delicious, Natalie! What a genius idea! I love your videos! 🙂
Thank you Sina! I’ve been wanting to do a brownie-cookie hybrid for a while now, pumpkin season seemed like the perfect time 🙂
Alright, this is crazy stuff. Such an amazing idea, I can’t wait to try it! My two favorite flavors put together 🙂
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Lol 😀 You have very good favorite flavor picks!
Oh Natalie, I realized I never commented on these beautiful little brownie pumpkin cookies! I think this is such an amazing idea! I love pumpkin and chocolate together, they are so wonderful! I love how super cute these are too and you are so cute the way you write! I also love that you used oats too, one of my favorite ingredients!
Thanks dear! I don’t know what I’d do without oats–oat flour, oat bran, oatmeal–oats are a staple! I wanted to come up with a pumpkin chocolate pie this year too, but it hasn’t happened yet…we’ll see. I just love the combo so much though 🙂
It was such a mistake watching this video right now :(( Now I’m at work without cookies but I really, really, really need those. They look so amazing. I love the idea of the brownie stuffing 😀 this is genius (but I think I say that about every recipe from you). And the video is so pretty and perfectly done too 🙂
You are the sweetest Bianca <3 And yeah I often scroll through Facebook or bloglovin during class and it never ends well :/ Way to many yummy vegan things to see and not enough snacks on hand. I hope work goes well and you have something yummy and chocolatey waiting for you at home 🙂
Your video is so cute!! I have to admit, though these cookies look amazing, they looked like too much work until I saw the video. Yikes, did I just admit I like to make easy recipes? Don’t tell my followers ;op But now……I HAVE TO HAVE THESE!!! You had me at gooey brownie center with pumpkin. PINNED!
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Lol I never want to admit that either, being a recipe bloggers and all, but I’m totally the same way!! So lazy in the kitchen haha 😀 Thank you for watching the video though Michaell, and I’m glad it proved they are easy enough to try!
This looks absolutely delicious! I have family visiting this weekend and definitely plan on making these. Do you think I could use quick oats instead of whole rolled oats and have similar results? Also debating using maple syrup in place of molasses but I don’t want to risk ruining this amazing recipe!
I’m so glad you are going to try them Ciara! Yes, both of those substitutions should be fine. The quick oat will make the texture a little less chunky, but that will be the only difference. I hope you and your family love them 🙂
I’ve come to inspect 🙂
What a fun idea. I love chocolate + pumpkin + cinnamon (actually I’ll be sharing something with that combo soon too 🙂 because I too can’t get my head out of the pumpkin patch), but I love your dessert inside dessert technique. I watched your vid too, and it’s super helpful. And The chocolate center is so similar to chocolate truffles I make — I never would have guessed from the photo that that’s what you used in there, but that’s just brilliant and I love it.
Well I’m glad we’re in the pumpkin patch together! And apparently there’s some candy corn in this pumpkin patch too, so why would we want to leave 😉 Yep, the brownie part is a lot easier than it sounds. maybe I should’ve called them truffle stuffed pumpkin cookies…that sounds either really decadent or really weird haha! I’m excited to see what chocolatey treat you are bringing to the pumpkin patch next 🙂
I made these cookies on the morning of Halloween. They were the perfect way to celebrate the coming of autumn; the most wonderful time of the year.
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That is wonderful, thank you so much and I’m glad you enjoyed them!!! I hope your Halloween was fantastic 🙂
Natalie, you are genius ! The date brownie filling really blown my mind, it’s so tasty. I tried your recipe using sweet potato instead of pumpkin as I don’t have it on hand, it turned out super delicious too.
That’s a great idea too, for non-pumpkin season! Plus sweet potato + chocolate is so yummy together. I’m so glad you like them, thanks Vioet! Mmmm yes that filling could be it’s own dangerously delicious treat 🙂
Absolutely delicious! The pumpkin and chocolate go so well together 🙂
I agree, one of my favorite unexpected pairs 🙂