Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Sweeten your fall with these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. 

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Ingredients 

These are the ingredients you’ll need to make this pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe: 

• Pumpkin: Use store-bought canned pumpkin or homemade pumpkin puree. 
• Sugar: A cup of white sugar lends the perfect amount of sweetness. 
• Oil: A neutral oil, such as vegetable oil, lends moisture without imparting flavor. 
• Egg: An egg adds even more moisture and helps bind the dough together. 
• Leaveners: Baking soda and baking powder act as leaveners, which means they help the cookies rise. 
• Milk: Dissolving the baking soda in milk speeds up the leavening process. 
• Flour: All-purpose flour gives the pumpkin chocolate chip cookie dough structure. 
• Cinnamon: Ground cinnamon adds warmth to the sugary sweet cookies. 
• Salt: A pinch of salt enhances the overall flavor of the cookie dough. 
• Walnuts: Walnuts are optional, but they add welcome crunch. 
• Chocolate: You’ll need two cups of semisweet chocolate chips. 
• Vanilla: A dash of vanilla extract takes the flavor up a notch.

How to Make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies 

You’ll find the full, step-by-step instructions below – but here’s a brief overview of what you can expect when you make pumpkin chocolate chip cookies:

1. Combine the wet ingredients. Dissolve the baking soda in milk, then stir it in. 
2. Combine the dry ingredients, then stir the mixture into the wet ingredients. 
3. Stir in the walnuts, chocolate, and vanilla. 
4. Drop the dough onto cookie sheets and bake until the cookies are firm. 

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies combine the warm, comforting flavors of fall with the indulgence of rich chocolate chips. These cookies are soft, cake-like, and lightly spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, or pumpkin pie spice. Pumpkin purée adds moisture and a subtle sweetness, making them perfect for cozy autumn days, Halloween parties, or Thanksgiving dessert trays. They come together quickly and make your kitchen smell like pure seasonal magic.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Servings: 24

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Calories: 202

Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

  

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• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 1 large egg
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• ½ cup chopped walnuts Optional
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Equipment

• Freezer
• Mixing bowls
• Plastic wrap or foil
• Offset spatula
• Springform pan or loaf pan

Method

 

1. Gather the ingredients. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.
2. Combine pumpkin, sugar, oil, and egg in a large bowl. Dissolve baking soda into milk in a small bowl and stir in.
3. Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Add chocolate chips, walnuts, and vanilla; stir just to combine.
4. Drop by spoonful on the prepared cookie sheet and bake in the preheated oven until lightly brown and firm, approximately 10 minutes.

Nutrition

Calories: 202kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 8mgSodium: 171mgPotassium: 99mgFiber: 2gSugar: 17gVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Layered with cake or cookie crumbs and your favorite ice cream flavors, this chilled classic is the ultimate party pleaser.

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