Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft & pillowy cookies with great pumpkin flavor! Made with pumpkin, chocolate chips and a lovely blend of Fall spices, these pumpkin cookies are a Fall favorite!
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Time! It’s October, which means we can officially add pumpkin to just about anything and no longer feel weird about it! Ha. Am I the only one who makes pumpkin baked goods all year round? I hope not.
What are Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies?
Pumpkin adds a pillowy softness to cookies and it’s absolutely fantastic in this classic recipe for pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. The pumpkin, combined with the cinnamon & other spices lends an incredible flavor to this festive Fall favorite.
I made these cookies yesterday and decided to re-post it because it’s one of my favorites! If you’ve never had pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, they’re more cake-like: light, fluffy and thicker than your typical cookie. I took 3 dozen to a family dinner yesterday and came home with…nothing! I swear my father-in-law hid any that were leftover. I like to double the recipe and keep some dough in the freezer for those times when you just need one and the in-laws ate all those you brought over.
If you don’t have canned pumpkin, use fresh! Even jack-o-lantern pumpkin puree works well in these cookies. You can read more about how to cook fresh pumpkins here.
What Ingredients are in Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies?
- Canned pumpkin
- Granulated sugar
- Vegetable oil
- Egg
- Flour
- Baking powder
- Cinnamon
- Allspice
- Nutmeg
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Vanilla extract
- Semisweet chocolate chips
- Chopped walnuts
How do you make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies?
First, preheat the oven to 365ºF and grease a cookie sheet.
Then, start by mixing the pumpkin, sugar, oil and egg together until they’re well blended. Mix in the baking powder, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, salt and baking soda.
After that, slowly mix in flour, vanilla extract, semisweet chocolate and chopped walnuts. The dough should be very soft and sticky.
Using a cookie scoop, drop the dough on the greased cookie sheet.
Don’t bother making them look pretty- the cookies will puff up a bit and even out any rough edges.
If you don’t have a cookie scoop, go buy one now use two spoons. You might also want to stick the dough in the freezer for 10-15 minutes to make it easier to work with, however, it’s not really necessary.
Bake the cookies for 11-13 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies. Less time is usually better. Pumpkin cookies are best when they are as soft as possible!
When the cookies are done they’ll still look soft, but they’ll be bigger and paler.
Let the cookies cool and enjoy!
What Pumpkin to use in Pumpkin Cookies
Make sure you use pure pack pumpkin (plain pumpkin puree) in this dessert recipe, and NOT pumpkin pie filling. It comes in a can and is labeled “pure pack pumpkin” or something similar.
PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft & pillowy cookies with great pumpkin flavor! Made with pumpkin, chocolate chips and a lovely blend of Fall spices, these pumpkin cookies are a Fall favorite!
Print Pin Rate
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 11 minutes
Total Time: 31 minutes
Servings: 40 cookies
Calories: 145kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup canned pumpkin {plain pumpkin}
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 TBSP vanilla extract {tablespoon!}
- 1- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
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Mix pumpkin, sugar, oil and the egg until well blended. Add the spices. Slowly mix in flour and remaining ingredients. The dough will be very soft and sticky.
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Drop large spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet.
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Bake at 365 degrees for 11-13 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies (less time is usually better). Cool & enjoy! These are wonderful warm, right out of the oven.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookies | Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 111mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 965IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg
Can you freeze Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies?
Yes, you can freeze these pumpkin cookies! Scoop them onto a parchment lined baking sheet, then place the entire sheet in the freezer. Once solid, transfer dough balls to a freezer safe container and freeze up to 2 months. To bake, just defrost dough on a baking sheet, then bake as directed.
You can also freeze the cookies after they’re baked. Just separate layers with parchment paper and be sure to use an air tight container.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft & pillowy cookies with great pumpkin flavor! Made with pumpkin, chocolate chips and a lovely blend of Fall spices, these pumpkin cookies are a Fall favorite!