Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies…

by Jamie on October 13, 2009

I have an obsession with pumpkin in the fall months. This obsession may explain why I have a shelf in my pantry devoted to Libby Canned Pumpkin…crazy? maybe, obsessed? yes, but hey I am a bargain shopper and bought them on sale last winter after the holidays. I am steadily moving through my plethora of pumpkin and may need to replenish my supply very soon. Crazy pumpkin tendencies aside, I am always on the search for new recipes that use my favorite fall ingredient. I came across this one on allrecipes and was really impressed with the flavor and texture of these cookies. At first I was a little apprehensive of the chocolate & pumpkin mix, but it turns out the chocolate truly compliments the pumpkin and really creates a great flavor combination. These cookies have an awesome cake like texture with a bit of chew. They honestly stayed soft for days in a sealed container and really maintained their freshness. They would be the perfect dessert with a hot cup of tea on a chilly fall evening…I even munched on one for breakfast with my coffee…but honestly what baked good is not scrumptious for breakfast? This is truly a versatile, crowd pleasing cookie and a deliciously addictive recipe for fall! I hope you enjoy these as much as we did. Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
adapted from allrecipes
yields 16 large cookies

Ingredients
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup white sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon milk
1 tablespoon vanilla paste (extract will work just fine)
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Method

1. Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, and egg. In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt.
2. Dissolve the baking soda with the milk and stir in. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and mix well.
3. Add vanilla and chocolate chips.
4. Drop by spoonful on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for approximately 10 minutes or until lightly brown and firm. (I baked these at 360 degrees for 12 minutes)

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1 Bethie October 13, 2009 at 6:57 am

Thank you for this recipe. My family ate everyone of them. My husband loved them with coffee. Yours looks much prettier than mine did.

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2 The Food Librarian October 13, 2009 at 6:58 am

Yummy! Can't wait to try these!

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3 sherri October 13, 2009 at 7:02 am

This is the second recipe for this I have come across- I'm making them.

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4 Cancemini4 October 13, 2009 at 9:24 am

You're so lucky you've stocked up on pumpkin! I just wrote a post about how there seems to be a shortage in my area–and just in time for Thanksgiving :(

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5 Michelle October 13, 2009 at 9:50 am

These look really yummy. I will have to make these. I love all the pumpkin recipes this time of year.

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6 Monica H October 13, 2009 at 10:13 am

I love pupkin and chocolate. These look so perfect for breakfast :-)

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7 Ingrid October 13, 2009 at 10:31 am

A whole shelf, Jamie? Wow! LOL!

I've seen these and wondered about chocolate with pumpkin. They look good.
~ingrid

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8 Eliana October 13, 2009 at 11:02 am

I love cakey cookies!!! These look super yummy.

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9 Trish October 13, 2009 at 11:29 am

I love cake cookies too. These will be a winner to be sure. And your photography is quite incredible! Great shot!

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10 bakmammorna October 13, 2009 at 12:18 pm

wow- you have so many great recipes!! the cookies lookes wonderful!

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11 Jelli Bean October 13, 2009 at 3:33 pm

This is one of my favorite cookies. I have a "light" recipe that is my current favorite, but I'll be sure to give these a try. P.S. This weekend I tried using fresh pumpkin for the 1st time. I think that if Libby's would pardon you just once to try fresh, you'd really love it!

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12 CJ October 13, 2009 at 4:56 pm

I don't know what you did to your blog but it is very hard to read now with the background all green and the print right on top of that. :S

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13 darelleats October 13, 2009 at 5:06 pm

I happen to have about a cup of pumpkin left from my failed pumpkin pie… will give this a shot!

Cheers,

Darell

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14 ABowlOfMush October 13, 2009 at 7:29 pm

I looove pumpkin cookies, I'm on a pumpkin binge right now and I really want these!

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15 Melpy October 13, 2009 at 8:31 pm

I just made a batch of my own with almost the same recipe as yours. Check it out…I was able to sub some applesauce for oil to cut down on fat without any effect on taste or texture.

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16 Sara October 13, 2009 at 11:27 pm

I'm glad you have a pumkin obsession because I LOVE pumpkin. These cookies sound delish. Mmmmm, pumpkin an dchocolate.

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17 Amy I. October 14, 2009 at 1:41 am

These look great. I love cakey cookies… and I've been on a pumpkin/chocolate kick lately too! Must try them soon. Thanks for sharing!

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18 Deeba @Passionate About Baking October 14, 2009 at 3:20 am

I love that you have a pumpkin fall obsession,. and I do so love bargin shopping too. these are beautiful cookies…very pretty!!

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19 CaSaundraLeigh October 14, 2009 at 5:41 pm

I'm so glad I have a pantry in my apartment now–I am totally fond of stocking up on things!!

I am actually not a huge fan of the choc/pumpkin combo, but these do look darn good :-)

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20 6p0111689463ef970c October 14, 2009 at 5:55 pm

These look great! I love the idea of pumpkin cookies. I'm definitely trying these out this weekend.

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21 elenis October 15, 2009 at 5:59 am

OMG! I’ve been dying to try those,
it look look delicious, thanks!

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22 Kristi October 15, 2009 at 12:39 pm

This is a fantastic idea, mixing pumpkin with chocolate chip cookies. I can't wait to try them, but I just want to know how much vanilla extract to use if I don't have any vanilla paste, because a tablespoon of extract seems like a lot… thanks!

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23 Deelish October 15, 2009 at 2:29 pm

I just made some and ate three-quarters of the batch. I may look a little jaundiced this week, I dunno.

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24 Shauna October 16, 2009 at 11:40 am

These sound delicious! You can't beat the pumpkin/chocolate combo…two of my faves!

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25 Amanda October 16, 2009 at 4:26 pm

I've got them in the oven right now. :) The batter looks gorgeous and I cannnnn't wait to try them!

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26 Miakoda October 16, 2009 at 8:21 pm

There's something about using chocolate chips, when you add it to the batter or dough…I always feel like a queen scattering gold coins ;)

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27 lcwhitty October 18, 2009 at 2:56 pm

I've been up to my elbows in pumpkin for hours today. Started with Pumpkin Butterscotch Cookies and thought I'd try these w/ the leftover pumpkin. Disaster! The cookies never really flattened – looked like cookie balls. At 14 minutes still weren't cooked through, and too cinnamon-y for my liking. Oh well…moving on.

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28 lulu October 19, 2009 at 1:02 am

I love the color of the cookies. This is the true taste of autumn. Can't wait to try this recipe!

Jackie at PhamFatale.com

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29 Anita October 19, 2009 at 1:19 pm

These sound yummy. I can't wait to try these.
Pumpkin prices may be on the rise this year since the crop in some of the highest producing states was frosted early. Might be good to stock up. :-)

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30 Shira Abel Shvo October 20, 2009 at 12:25 am

These look seriously divine. And I share your obsession with Libby – think I'll make these this week with the kids! Thank you!

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31 pigpigscorner October 21, 2009 at 2:36 pm

Love the combo! I have to try this soon!

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32 Barbara Bakes October 21, 2009 at 5:15 pm

I haven't had pumpkin chocolate chip cookies yet this year. Can't wait to try your recipe!

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33 MC October 22, 2009 at 2:16 pm

I made these recently and they were a big hit! Will make them again tonight probably and most likely take pictures this time :)

I used butterscotch chips instead – I think I may try white cocolate :)

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34 NHmommy October 24, 2009 at 10:28 am

wow these are dense! yummy though.

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35 allison October 25, 2009 at 11:04 pm

i made these tonight & when i tasted the dough i thought "must have done something very wrong." but i continued on & baked them. i tasted them straight out of the oven & thought "ok, these aren't that great." but i went back hours later after they totally cooled and decided i love them! they are very good & so cakey! not sure why they weren't as good warm, but in my opinion, they are way better cool. good recipe, i'll make them every fall!

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36 swimmy October 26, 2009 at 8:02 pm

so, I am wondering… if I use bread flour instead and do away with the baking powder, do you think they'll be chewy instead? I like chewy instead of cakey.

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37 Bravewolf October 27, 2009 at 1:01 pm

I made these a couple of times and they were awesome! Only thing is that they took 25 minutes to cook! Maybe I made them too big… but they were good!

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38 Patty October 29, 2009 at 11:19 am

I made these last night and they were a huge hit! Thanks Jaime…these may replace the rasberry bars from a few months ago for my Dad!

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39 Victoria November 1, 2009 at 9:40 pm

I made a batch of these tonight and they turned out great. Though mine weren't as uniformly round as yours look, they were just as thick and didn't spread out!

My dad and I enjoyed these a lot, my mom thought they were too sweet for her taste.

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40 ladycami November 2, 2009 at 1:57 am

I loved these. Everyone loved them! Made them for a party tonight, … and they were a hit. Thank you for the recipe.

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41 Melissa McClure Photography November 5, 2009 at 11:18 pm

I just made these and they were fantastic! I am not a baker by any means so I needed a simple recipe. Thank you so much!

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42 Kelly & Vanessa November 6, 2009 at 9:46 am

I made these cookies two days ago for a dinner party. They are delicious! I can't stop eating them.

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43 Ren December 11, 2009 at 4:26 pm

Mmmmmmm I just made these and they're SO good! My kids are going to love them, thanks!!

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44 Anne February 22, 2010 at 3:31 pm

Pumpkin and chocolate chips are good any day. I had half a can of pumpkin left from making pancakes a couple of days ago-not wanting to throw it out I stumbled upon this recipe cut it in half and all is well. Delicious!

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45 Katie September 30, 2010 at 6:30 pm

These are wonderful. Thanks :)

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46 Pat October 10, 2010 at 8:19 am

Did you find that a tablespoon of vanilla was too much?

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47 Pat October 10, 2010 at 8:17 am

Really a tablespoon of vanilla? Is that a lot? I keep seeing other recipes call for a teaspoon. Please advice.

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48 Courtney November 19, 2010 at 1:53 pm

I looked up a conversion for the extract and the paste, It said that they should be the same. If you use one tbsp of paste, it still equals one tbsp of extract. Hope this helps.

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49 LINDSEY October 29, 2010 at 4:54 pm

Made these last night with white chocolate chips….yummy!

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50 Shauna October 31, 2010 at 3:27 pm

Making these now!! They smell delicious!!!!

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51 Megan November 4, 2010 at 4:24 pm

I have a recipe quite similar to this, but instead of chocolate chips, raisins instead with a brown sugar glaze on top. I think both are equally delicious! Thanks for sharing :)

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52 Virginia November 30, 2010 at 1:26 pm

Just made my first batch. They taste awesome! Great recipe.

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53 Sara O December 5, 2010 at 2:33 pm

Delicious cookies! I substituted 1/4 c brown sugar for some of the white sugar and added a little nutmeg. I love to cake-like texture – can’t wait to have some with my coffee in the morning!

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54 Becky May 6, 2011 at 1:33 pm

I have an obsession with pumpkin ALL the time!

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55 Noelle September 30, 2011 at 6:34 pm

Just made these! Came out GREAT. Thank you! :)

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56 Brenda @ The Funky Junkie October 2, 2011 at 3:36 pm

WOW! I just made this for a rainy afternoon down here in VA, and they are absolutely perfect. Thank you!

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57 Erin October 27, 2011 at 12:43 am

These cookies are wonderful, but they’re even better when made with White chocolate chips instead of the semi sweet.. yum!

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58 megan October 31, 2011 at 10:24 am

Hi!! These cookies are amazing, I am going to make them again. Just wondering, if you are using vanlissa extract, should i still use the same amount called for in the paste? Thanks!! Megan

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59 Jamie October 31, 2011 at 5:24 pm

Megan-
I would use 1 – 1 1/2 teaspoons of pure vanilla extract in place of the paste. Thanks for stopping by!
-Jamie

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60 Stevi November 13, 2011 at 3:24 pm

I’ve made these about 5 times now! Theyre getting put in to me fall baking rutine!!! But the last 3 times I’ve done 2 teaspoons on pumpkin pie spice instead of the cinnamon!

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61 Hanna November 26, 2011 at 1:24 pm

These are DELICIOUS! I love how they stay so soft :) Thank you for sharing!

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62 Cara December 11, 2011 at 3:56 pm

I made these and they were AMAZING! Everyone loved them and asked for the recipe. I am passing it on! Thanks so much!

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63 Maura January 28, 2012 at 8:36 pm

We LOVE these cookies! Just made them for the second time tonight. Taste great but ours seem to have a ‘rough looking’ appearance while they look ‘smoother’ in your photo! Any suggestions? Not that it affects taste! Really great!

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