Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
These are the best chewy pumpkin chocolate chip cookies you will ever have! Not only is this easy homemade recipe a hit with the kids but it is simple to make for fall or a Halloween treat!
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice *see recipe link in notes
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
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Place flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice and salt into a bowl and whisk together. set aside.
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Place butter, brown sugar and granulated sugar in a mixing bowl and beat on med/high for 2 minutes until creamed together. Mixture will start out lumpy but will cream together smoothly.
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Add vanilla and pumpkin to butter mixture and mix until incorporated. Mixture will look slightly curdled and that is ok.
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Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix just until no dry flour remains. Add chocolate chips and fold in using a spatula.
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Place mixture covered into the fridge for 30 minutes. Mixture will be sticky.
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Preheat oven to 325 Fahrenheit
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Drop cookie dough using medium cookie scoop or approximately 1-1/2Tbsp portions. Place in the oven for 13-15 minutes until bottoms are just golden brown. Let sit on the pan for 2 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
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Store in an air tight container for up to 3 days at room temperature or freeze for up to 1 month.
Recipe Notes
Buy pre-made pumpkin pie spice or the recipe I used was from Premeditated Leftovers at the link below.
https://premeditatedleftovers.com/recipes-cooking-tips/pumpkin-pie-spice-substitute-and-reusing-spice-jars/