Monday, November 20, 2006

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe


I have made the Taste of Home Pumpkin Chip cookie recipe a few times before and I was planning on making them again this year but I forgot that they called for quick oats and I didn't have any, so.....I went to the internet and found a recipe that didn't call for quick oats and didn't contain any ingredients that I did not already have on hand. I made them and they were really good. I am planning on making another batch tomorrow or Wednesday with the remainder of my can of pumpkin and the rest of the bag of chocolate chips. Yum!

PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp salt
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp ground cloves
pinch nutmeg
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 c white sugar
1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
1 egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 cup chocolate chips or raisins (might be good with dried cranberries too)
1/2 to 1 cup walnuts or pecans, optional

Preheat oven to 350. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper (I just used my stone cookie sheet and pizza stone without parchment paper). Whisk together flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg, then vanilla, then pumpkin. Add flour mixture and stir until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips/nuts. Drop by TBSP and bake for 12-14 minutes. Bake til lightly browned at edges, but not dark. Cool on wire rack. 3 1/2 dozen.
Note: I had to bake mine a full 15 minutes. I'm not sure if this was due to my oven or maybe the stones, but the first tray I baked 12 minutes and then took them out and realized they needed more time so put them back in for a few more minutes and they weren't as good as the ones I left in for a full 15 minutes.

2 comments:

  1. Tara, I know your post is about cookies, but the picture you posted shows your canisters in the background---and I just wanted to say---Isn't it nice to have your own kitchen, your own counter tops and your own canisters to use while making your pumpkin cookies?! Welcome HOME to your very own kitchen!! :) (Is having your own kitchen on your list this year?!) :) Love ya!

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  2. I understand those cookies can be shipped without any loss of quality.

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