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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

A soft fluffy pumpkin cookie- it's like a cookie and muffin top rolled into one
Course Dessert
Cuisine American

Ingredients
 
 

  • 1 cup Granulated Sugar
  • 1 cup Pumpkin
  • ½ cup oil
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 cups All-Purpose Flour
  • ½ tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp Milk
  • 1 cup Chocolate Chips
  • ½ cup chopped pecans or chopped walnuts (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly grease cookie sheet.
  • In a large bowl, blend by hand 1 cup sugar, 1 cup pumpkin, 1/2 cup oil, and 1 egg. (Note- I don't recommend using an electric mixer with this recipe. I tried it once, and I thought it changed the texture of the cookies. It seemed to make them tough).
  • In a small bowl, mix together 2 cups flour, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 (generous) tsp cinnamon, 2 tsp baking powder. Sift and add to the wet ingredients. Stir until combined
  • Dissolve 1 tsp baking sod in 1 tsp milk and 1 tsp baking powder. Add it to the cookie mixture. Stir to combine.
  • Stir in 1 cup of chocolate chips (and 1/2 cup nuts, if using)
  • Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the grease cookie sheet.
  • Bake 10-12 minutes. Be careful not to overcook. The cookies should be soft and moist.

Notes

  • I usually use Canola oil in this recipe, but any type of oil should be okay (i.e. melted coconut oil, etc)
  • I don't usually keep dairy based milk in the house, so I usually use a non-dairy milk or creamer.  
  • I don't usually add nuts to these cookies- personally, I think it takes away from the soft, fluffy texture of this particular cookie to have crunchy nuts in them.  
Keyword Chocolate Chip, Cookies, Pumpkin
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