Every year for my dad’s birthday he insists that either myself or my mother make him a big batch of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. You see, dad isn’t a fan of cake, so over the past 20 years, he enjoys cookies on his birthday instead of cake. When I was 15 or 16 years old my mom taught me how to make them, so most of the time when his birthday rolls around, mom & I get together and make his favorite cookies for him.
- 4 1/2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 2 tbsp. all spice
- 1 tbsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 to 3/4 tsp. ground pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tsp. baking soda
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 – 16 oz. can pureed pumpkin
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tbsp. milk
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Grease cookie sheet. Mix together all of the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Add the pumpkin, oil, milk and vanilla extract. Beat with an electric mixer until well mixed together. Stir in by hand the semi-sweet chocolate chips until they’re mixed through the entire cookie batter.
- Drop by the tablespoonful onto your prepared cookie sheet. Bake in the oven for 10-12 minutes or until done. Remove and let cool on a wire rack. Once cookies are cool, store them in an airtight container.
Note: You can make these cookies up ahead of time and freeze them for up to 2 months. We often make and bake double batches of them and eat one batch now and then eat the other batch in a month or two. To thaw, just let them thaw out at room temperature or thaw in your refrigerator for 2 days. These cookies are also great reheated up in your microwave for 5-10 seconds before serving.
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I’ve never made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies but this looks like a recipe my grandma would make. She would have cookies frozen that she made and they always tasted fresh. I’m more of a cookie person than a cake or pie lover too.
I think I will try this recipe with substitute sugar and less chocolate chips.
I have tried a similar recipe and the cookies came out just delicious. I love the combination of chocolate and pumpkin. Nice that they keep so well in the freezer.
These cookies look so good!
Have to make soon.
thanks
Pumpkin and chocolate are such a good combination. And I have a few cans of pumpkin in the pantry. Thanks for sharing your family recipe for these yummy-looking cookies!
Anything pumpkin this time of year is great! I’ll have to try your recipe because these look so delicious!
These are perfect cookies for the season with the pumpkin puree and fall spices in them. Sometimes cookies can taste better than cake.
Tis’ the season, everything pumpkin; this recipe actually looks like it would be good! I’m trying it.