Make these satisfying sourdough oatmeal pumpkin cookies this season. They are spiced with traditional fall flavors and filled with walnuts and chocolate chips.You can make these sourdough cookies long-fermented (overnight method) or as the mood strikes you — not only do they come together quickly and easily, but you can use sourdough discard or fresh starter too.
The night before, mix together sourdough starter (or discard) with the flour, honey, and rolled oats in a large bowl, cover with a damp towel and place in a warm spot in your kitchen. The next morning you can proceed with the rest of the recipe. You can ferment the flour for 8-12 hours this way.
The next morning, preheat your oven to 350 and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Then in a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar by using an electric mixer.
Next, add the pumpkin puree, pumpkin spice, vanilla and egg. Mix until well combined.
Take the flour/sourdough discard/honey/oats mixture you made the previous night and slowly fold it into the rest of the ingredients until cookie dough forms. Do not over mix.
Sprinkle the baking soda over top, add the walnuts and chocolate chips (I recommend chunks of chocolate from a chocolate bar instead of chips) then gently fold everything in with a spatula.
Use a cookie scoop to drop cookie dough mounds on lined cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
For Day-Of Method
It is best to use fresh starter but sourdough discard works too.
Begin by preheating oven to 350 degrees F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
In a medium-sized bowl, mix together all of your dry ingredients: flour, quick oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar by using an electric mixer.
Next, add honey, pumpkin puree, vanilla and egg. Mix until well combined. Slowly add dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until cookie dough forms.
Fold in walnuts and chocolate chips.
Use a cookie scoop to drop cookie dough mounds on lined cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
Notes
I recommend using a cookie scoop that holds approx. 1 ½ tablespoons. However, you can also use the drop spoon method – just make sure your cookie mounds are about 1 ¼ inches in diameter.Most standard sized cookie sheets can hold one dozen cookies at a time (you will want to space them out at least 2 inches apart), so you will have to bake these in batches.This cookie dough is sticker than most traditional cookie dough, so make sure you use a scoop or spoon.