Pulling the spice and rich pumpkin flavor from a classic pie, these cookies contain all the same flavor in a smaller package. Cinnamon, ginger, and pumpkin puree partner to create these soft fall delicacies.
Prepare the cookies. In a food processor, pulse together the flour, sugar, and salt until combined. Add butter and pulse until butter is cut into small pieces no larger than the size of peas. Then, add egg yolks.
Place on lid and with the processor running, dribble in water until the dough clears the sides and forms ball. Wrap dough in plastic and form into a disk. Place in refrigerator and chill at least 30 minutes.
5-7 tbsp ice water
Once chilled, remove from refrigerator and roll the dough out on a lightly floured surface to ¼-inch thickness.
With a biscuit cutter, cut 3-inch round cookies and place half of the cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
Brush cookies with 1 egg white mixed with 1 teaspoon water.
With the other half of the cookies, create a frame by cutting the middle with one size smaller biscuit cutter.
Place frame on the egg-washed cookie, sprinkle with sugar and bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
While baking, make the filling by mixing together the pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, egg, vanilla extract, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves until well combined.
1 cup pumpkin puree, ¾ cup evaporated milk, 1 large egg, 1 tsp vanilla extract, ⅓ cup granulated sugar, ½ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp ground ginger, ⅛ tsp ground cloves
When cookies are finished, remove them from the oven. Cool for 5 minutes then fill with approximately 1 tablespoon of pie filling.
Return to oven and bake an additional 8-10 minutes until the filling is just set.
Remove and cool on pan for 5 minutes then on a cooling rack.