California Milk Advisory Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Originally from The California Milk Advisory to promote using real butter. These are very cakey pumpkin cookies.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Pumpkin Cookies
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 12 minutesminutes
Total Time 22 minutesminutes
Ingredients
4ozreal buttersalted, softened (114 grams)
1 ½cupsgranulated sugar (300 grams)
1cupcanned pumpkin(230 grams)
1large egg
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2 ½cupsall-purpose flour(320 grams), weigh or measure with a light hand
1teaspoonbaking powder
1teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonsaltadd an extra pinch if using unsalted butter
2teaspoonspumpkin pie spice
1teaspooncinnamon
½cuptoasted nuts
1cupsemisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Cream the butter and sugar with an electric mixer. Beat in the pumpkin, egg and vanilla and beat until smooth.
Mix the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice and cinnamon together in a second bowl, then gently stir into pumpkin batter. Stir in the nuts and chocolate chips.
Drop by tablespoons onto parchment lined cookie sheets and bake on center rack for 15-17 minutes.