Recipe Drunken Pumpkin Cookies

[classic33]

“Mr. Duffy lived a short distance from his body.”
James Joyce, Dubliners

Ingredients:
12 ounces Guinness® Draught
1⁄2 pound unsalted butter
3 cups flour
2 cups semisweet chocolate chunks
1 1⁄4 cup shelled pumpkin seeds
1 cup brown sugar
1⁄2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon salt
3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees with rack in the oven's center. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice; set aside.
• Using an electric mixer, cream butter and sugars on medium speed until thoroughly blended.
• Add eggs and vanilla, and beat on low speed until combined; add beer. Add dry mixture until combined, then add Guinness in small amounts. Mix in seeds and chocolate chunks.
• Spoon onto cookie sheet and bake about 14 minutes or until golden brown.

Makes: 30 Cookies


http://draftmag.com/recipes/detail/1

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

They look and sound great @classic33 but I suspect most of us will have to use canned larger or bitter/Guinness rather than draught!

 

[cupcakechef]

These sound so good! I wonder what kind of impact the Guinness would have to the overall taste of the cookies. I can't say I've seen Guinness at all, living here - but I really want to make these because everything else on the ingredients list are things I love!

 

[classic33]

They look and sound great @classic33 but I suspect most of us will have to use canned larger or bitter/Guinness rather than draught!

They do Draught in cans!!

Try explaining why you've to call at a pub on a shopping trip.

 

[SatNavSaysStraightOn]

Try explaining why you've to call at a pub on a shopping trip

i'm married to someone who would not mind in the slightest!

 

[classic33]

i'm married to someone who would not mind in the slightest!

Would he mind if you were to say he could look, but not touch?

 

[kgord]

I have never seen a recipe like this, but I must say it looks highly interesting. IF the pumpkin sees are in the shell though wouldn't you have to shell them first? I guess not. It might just make the cookies crunchy like it had nuts in it. This looks like it could be a good St. Paddy's Day dessert.

 

[Morning Glory]

They call it draught but its in cans! http://www.tesco.com/groceries/product/details/?id=275094933

 

[Pat]

This is a new one for me and one that I will be trying. I don't drink beer but I am willing to get some just to cook with.

 

[Morning Glory]

Pumpkin spice is not easily available in the UK, but its easy to make:
http://thepioneerwoman.com/food-and-friends/how-to-make-pumpkin-pie-spice/

Looking at the recipe I think that the following line is a tiny bit misleading:

• Add eggs and vanilla, and beat on low speed until combined; add beer. Add dry mixture until combined, then add Guinness in small amounts. Mix in seeds and chocolate chunks.

It implies that you add the beer (it doesn't say how much) to the eggs & butter, then add the dry ingredients.... then add Guinness again. My thoughts are that the dry ingredients should be mixed into the eggs and butter mix and then the beer (Guinness) added gradually until a dropping consistency is reached. Just my thoughts....

 

[winterybella]

Well I figured the only thing that would be a problem would be the pumpkin spice. Every one must know by now that I now keep two Guinness at all times for some recipe I don't seem to know how or when to approach. I actually have some pumpkin seeds at home for the longest time. My Guinness are in bottles. @morning glory, I can trust you to dissect these recipes.

 

[Morning Glory]

Well I figured the only thing that would be a problem would be the pumpkin spice. Every one must know by now thata I now keep two Guinness at all times for some recipe I don't seem to know how or when to approach. I actually have some pumpkin seeds at home for the longest time. My Guinness are in bottles. @morning glory, I can trust you to dissect these recipes.

Bottled guinness will be fine - its pretty much the same as canned draught. As long as the pumpkin seeds are still edible, why don't you try this one! I think it sounds good.

 

[classic33]

Bottled guinness will be fine - its pretty much the same as canned draught. As long as the pumpkin seeds are still edible, why don't you try this one! I think it sounds good.

You've not tried both then?

 

[Morning Glory]

You've not tried both then?

I have tried both and I do prefer the 'draught' version. But I think the bilkkies will be fine with a ordinary Guinness. I mean, the difference would be quite subtle and it would be great if @winterybella used up some of that Guinness! The draught one tastes a bit 'darker'...well I think so. What do you think?

 

[classic33]

I have tried both and I do prefer the 'draught' version. But I think the bilkkies will be fine with a ordinary Guinness. I mean, the difference would be quite subtle and it would be great if @winterybella used up some of that Guinness! The draught one tastes a bit 'darker'...well I think so. What do you think?

Seeing as she's only the two left, I'd make a test batch first. For quality control purposes, then make a second lot.

The Draught from a can, I find slightly drier.