Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
These pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are soft, thick, hearty, perfectly chewy and not cakey, which is a problem that often plagues pumpkin cookies. I love pumpkin cake, muffins, and bread but I don’t like cakey cookies. To combat the cakiness, there’s no egg in the recipe. Eggs make things fluffier, but pumpkin puree does that naturally much like bananas do. There’s oodles of chocolate in every bite, and the rich pumpkin flavor just shines. Between the molasses and pumpkin pie spice, these oatmeal pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are bursting with fall flavors.
Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies Ingredients
For these oatmeal pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, you’ll need:
Unsalted butter Pumpkin puree Granulated sugar Light brown sugar Molasses Vanilla extract Old-fashioned oats All-purpose flour Pumpkin pie spice Baking soda Salt Chocolate chips
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How to Make Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
These oat pumpkin chocolate chip cookies come together in no time! Just make sure to allow time for the dough to chill before baking it. Here’s a look at how the cookies are made:
Tips for Making Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips
Pumpkin puree: Make sure you’re using pure pumpkin puree for these pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and not canned pumpkin pie filling. Pumpkin pie filling is sweetened and will throw off the flavor of these cookies. Spice amounts: I thought these cookies were perfectly spiced as is, but you’re welcome to add additional pumpkin pie spice to the dough if you find the flavor lacking. Bake time: You’ll want to take these cookies out of the oven while the tops still look a little glossy. The residual heat from the oven will finish cooking the inside without making these cookies dry or cakey.
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