Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour ((spoon and leveled))
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice ((see recipe))
  • 1 tsp orange peel
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup butter ((unsalted - melted and cooled))
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar ((or light brown sugar - packed))
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips ((or milk chocolate, or dark chocolate chips))

Instruction

  • In a large mixing bowl, add the dry ingredients (all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and orange peel).
  • Whisk the dry ingredients together until thoroughly combined, then make a well in the center for the wet ingredients. Set aside.
  • In a medium mixing bowl, add the wet ingredients (melted and cooled butter, pumpkin puree, and vanilla extract with the dark brown or light brown sugar and granulated sugar).
  • Mix the wet ingredients together until thoroughly combined and all of the lumps of brown sugar are dissolved.
  • Add the wet ingredients into the well in the center of the dry ingredients.
  • Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients using a spatula or spoon, just enough so that the flour is absorbed and you have a cookie dough that feels a little wet.
  • Add the chocolate chips (milk chocolate, semi-sweet, or dark chocolate chips).
  • Fold the chocolate chips into the pumpkin cookie dough. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat baking mat.
  • Portion out the dough in heaping tablespoon amounts and roll into balls that are roughly 1 1/4 inch in size.
  • Flatten the dough balls using the back of your spoon, a flat measuring cup, or your fingers. Flatten to about cookie thickness, as the dough will not spread without some help.
  • Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 8-10 minutes, or until the cookies don't look doughy anymore. I removed mine at 8 minutes, after finding the longer cook time makes the cookies rise more. They ended up being a bit more cakey than chewy with the longer bake time.
  • Top your baked cookies with more chocolate chips if desired. Allow them to cool on the baking sheet for about 10 minutes before removing the cookies to a wire cooling rack to cool completely.