These Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are loaded with the pumpkin flavor you love plus a little bit of added crunch from chopped walnuts.
This Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe makes 50 cookies and costs $4.89 to make. The cost is only $0.10 per cookie to create.
These cookies are the perfect Fall treat. For more classic Fall desserts, don’t miss out on our Mom’s Pumpkin Cheesecake, our Mini Apple Pies, or our Shortcut Apple Fritter Bread.
Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Cookie Monster has said the following:
“Today, me will live in the moment, unless it’s unpleasant, in which case me will eat a cookie.”
We could not agree more!
A chocolate chip cookie can pretty much solve any problem. The only thing that makes a chocolate chip cookie better is to add pumpkin! We are of the mindset that you should always add pumpkin to ALL the things.
These cookies are no exception. Chocolate chips and pumpkin are pretty much a match made in Heaven for your Fall state of mind.
These easy to make cookies are soft, chewy, light, fluffy, and loaded with chocolate chips and pumpkin flavor. We promise these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are hard to resist and become the BEST cookies you make all year long!
How do you know when pumpkin cookies are done?
You want the cookies to have a firm edge but not be too soft in the middle. You can check this by gently pushing on the side of a cookie with a spatula. If the center does not have an indention and the sides seem firm, then they are done.
How many calories are in a soft pumpkin chocolate chip cookie?
Our cookie recipe has 100 calories per cookie.
Can I Refrigerate cookies after baking?
We do not recommend placing baked cookies in the fridge after baking until they are completely cooled. If you put them in the refrigerator while they are still warm, it will create condensation, which will cause the cookies to become soggy. No one likes a wet cookie!
How much will this Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe cost to make:
RECIPE COST: $4.89
PRICE PER SERVING: $0.10
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter – $0.81
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon – $0.04
- 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree – $0.87
- 2 large eggs – $0.20
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract – $0.17
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour – $0.43
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice – $0.29
- 4 teaspoons baking powder – $0.60
- 1 1/4 cups brown sugar – $0.60
- 1/2 teaspoon salt – $0.01
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips – $0.87
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How to make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe:
STEPS ONE AND TWO: Beat the butter and brown sugar together in a large bowl until smooth. Then stir in the pumpkin, eggs, and vanilla.
STEPS THREE AND FOUR: After that, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and spices in a separate bowl. Gradually add this to the pumpkin mixture. Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts (if using).
STEPS FIVE AND SIX: Then, using a cookie scoop, drop the dough onto the baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes, let them cool, and then enjoy!
Cook’s Tools:
- baking sheets
- cookie scoop
- medium bowl
- large mixing bowl
- silicone baking mat
- measuring spoons
- liquid measuring cup
- measuring cups
- handheld mixer
- wooden mixing spoon
The Flavor and Recipe Variations
You can easily substitute out the chocolate chips and walnuts for pecans.
How long is it good for:
Serve: Serve the cookies after they have finished cooling. You can leave them out for up to two hours before they start to dry out.
Store: Place cookies in an airtight container and store for several days at room temperature.
Freeze: Freeze in an airtight container that is wrapped well for longer storage. They will stay fresh for up to six weeks.
How to get the kids involved with this recipe:
Ages 2-3: Have your kiddo help pour in the ingredients to mix—practice counting with them.
Ages 4-5: Your kiddo can practice counting while measuring out the ingredients into the bowls. Teach them how to use the handheld mixer to mix the ingredients.
Ages 6-8: Let them help scoop the dough onto the baking sheets (and lick the bowl clean!).
Ages 9-11: Supervise them while they prepare the entire recipe. Remember to have them read it twice before beginning the recipe.
Ages 12+: Let them prepare the entire recipe, unsupervised, while you do the happy dance in the corner!
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Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Recipe Cost $4.89 Recipe Serving Cost $0.10Equipment
- baking sheets
- cookie scoop
- Medium bowl
- large mixing bowl
- silicone baking mat
- Measuring spoons
- Liquid measuring cup
- measuring cups
- handheld mixer
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 ¼ cup brown sugar packed
- 1 ½ cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
- 2 large eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Move the oven racks to the upper-middle and lower-middle positions and preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats.
- In a large bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar on medium speed until smooth and creamy, about 2-3 minutes.
- Add the pumpkin, eggs, and vanilla extract and beat until well combined, about 1 minute.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and spices.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture until well incorporated.
- Stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.
- Using a cookie scoop or a spoon, drop the dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Top the cookies with additional chocolate chips (optional).
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges of the cookies are
- lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and let the cookies cool on the baking sheets for 5 minutes before transferring to cooling racks.
Karen Call
Delicious, they will be perfect to bake while in SLC for my mission this winter. I love anything that is pumpkin. Thanks for the recipe.
Jess Jankowski
Oh these will be perfect on your mission! Enjoy!
Peggy Brooker
These are so soft and yummy! Perfect for the beginning of Fall! When I saw the recipe I could not wait to try them and they did not disappoint!
Jess Jankowski
We love that you tried them out right away. Thank you!
Nellie Tracy
We have these cookies baking on repeat at our house!
Jess Jankowski
Same! It is the best time of the year!
Erica Schwarz
Such yummy cookies! Just the right amount of “spice” too.
Jess Jankowski
Pumpkin season is the best season! So happy you enjoyed them!