Coat each tablespoon of sugar cookie dough with granulated sugar and put in a greased mini muffin tin.
Bake for 12-15 minutes at 350˚F. Allow the cookies to cool completely in the pan before gently removing them.
Handles
Break off the loops of the mini pretzels.
Melt the white chocolate and use it to attach the pretzel handles to the cookie cups.
Ganache
Put the espresso chips in a heatproof bowl. Set aside.
Whisk together the heavy cream, pumpkin puree, and pumpkin pie spice. Bring to a boil in the microwave.
Pour the hot cream over the espresso chips and let it sit for 3 minutes. Then, stir until the espresso chips are melted and the ganache is smooth. Set aside (or refrigerate) to allow the mixture to cool and thicken slightly.
Spoon or pour the ganache into the cookie cups. Add a straw segment, if desired.
Toppings
Once the ganache is set, top with a swirl of buttercream frosting and a sprinkle of pumpkin pie spice.