The addition to pumpkin makes baking extra moist in pumpkin bread, muffins, and more. These cookies have the perfect amount of pumpkin, a big dose of chocolate and a little pumpkin spice and everything nice.
You’ll Love These Extra Soft Cookies
They’re made with simple pantry ingredients and a can of pumpkin puree. Super soft and extra moist, these are almost cake-like. Perfect for snacking or with a coffee or tea. Make the dough and freeze it to bake them fresh anytime you’d like.
Ingredients
DOUGH: The basic ingredients for the cookie dough are just like most cookies with butter, flour, baking powder and sugar. PUMPKIN: Pumpkin puree can be found in the bakery aisle or with the canned fruits. It is sold as pumpkin puree or canned pumpkin. (Be careful not to buy pumpkin pie filling.) Pumpkin Puree can also be made from scratch. If making homemade, be sure to allow time for it to drain well as homemade tends to have more moisture. SPICE: The basic ingredients for this spice is nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, allspice, and ginger. This spice can be purchased at the store or make homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice. EVERYTHING NICE: I use semi-sweet chocolate chips but milk chocolate or chocolate chunks are great in these cookies too.
How to Make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
When taken out of the oven, they should be just slightly underdone in the center and lightly browned on the bottom. This will produce a softer cookie.
Perfect Pumpkin Cookies
Drain the pumpkin well by placing it in a strainer, this produces a better texture. Ensure the cookies don’t overcook or they won’t be moist. Fold the chocolate chips just until mixed. Cool on a wire rack for a few minutes before eating.
Storing Cookies
Once the cookies have finished cooling, place them in an air-tight container in the refrigerator. Just like in a Banana Cookie, pumpkin adds moisture to these. It is important to keep in mind that these cookies will change texture to be a little bit more cake-like if stored in an airtight container (similar to Banana Bread that gets moister after it sits). Place parchment paper between the layers in the container so they don’t stick together. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies can be frozen either before or after baking, making this the perfect cookie for make-ahead treats!
More Pumpkin Recipes You’ll Love
The Best Fluffy Pumpkin Pancakes – Like eating dessert for breakfast! Pumpkin Bread Easy Pumpkin Muffins – Perfect with coffee. Pumpkin Cinnamon Rolls Fluffy Pumpkin Pie Dip – Reader favorite Creamy Pumpkin Oatmeal– healthy and so delish!
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