Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
An easy recipe for chocolate chip cookies with pumpkin and autumn spices.
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 cup butter softened
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs room temp
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup pure pumpkin puree NOT pie filling
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 3/4 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips
- 4 oz semisweet chocolate 1 per cookies; optional
- fleur de sel or sea salt optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
- Whisk the flour and baking soda together in a mixing bowl. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream together the butter and sugars. I like to beat them together for about three minutes to add some air to the batter.
- Mix in the eggs, one at a time. I never remember to take out the eggs, so I let them sit in a bowl of really warm water until I get to this step.
- Add the vanilla and mix. Make sure you are scraping the sides and bottom of the bowl with a spatula from time-to-time.
- Mix in the pure pumpkin puree. It make look curdled during this step, but don't worry.
- Add the cinnamon, nutmeg, and ground cloves to the batter.
- Add the flour and baking soda to the batter and mix everything together. Again, make sure you scrape the side and bottom of the bowl.
- Stir in the chocolate chips using a spoon or spatula. If you are not using the chocolate wafers, you can add a bit more than 1/2 cup.
- Scoop the batter onto the prepared trays. I use a small cookie scoop, but you can use a tablespoon. Leave room between the cookies for spreading.
- Chop the semisweet chocolate bar into small pieces.
- Press a few pieces of chopped chocolate into the top of each cookie.
- If you are using the salt - either fleur de del or sea salt - top a little pinch onto the top of each cookie before baking. Oddly, if you do this from a bit high up, it will work out better than holding your hand right over the cookie.
- Bake for seven minutes, then rotate the trays.
- The cookies are done when they are golden, about 13-15 minutes total.
