Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies (Printable)
Soft cookies with warm pumpkin spice and rich chocolate chips. Ready in 32 minutes.
# What You’ll Need:
→ Dry Ingredients
01 - 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
02 - 1 tsp baking soda
03 - 1/2 tsp salt
04 - 2 tsp ground cinnamon
05 - 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
06 - 1/4 tsp ground cloves
07 - 1/4 tsp ground ginger
→ Wet Ingredients
08 - 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted and slightly cooled
09 - 1/4 cup pumpkin puree
10 - 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
11 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
12 - 1 large egg yolk
13 - 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
→ Add-ins
14 - 1 1/4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
# How To Make:
01 - Preheat oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
02 - In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger until well blended.
03 - In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, pumpkin puree, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract until smooth and combined.
04 - Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients, stirring just until flour disappears. Do not overmix.
05 - Fold in chocolate chips until evenly distributed throughout dough.
06 - Using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, drop rounded balls of dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing 2 inches apart.
07 - Bake for 11–13 minutes until edges are set and centers appear slightly underbaked.
08 - Let cookies cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes, then transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
# Expert Advice:
01 -
- The pumpkin keeps these cookies incredibly soft for days
- Warm spices meet chocolate in every single bite
02 -
- Using pumpkin pie filling instead of puree will ruin the texture
- Overbaking makes them cakey instead of chewy
03 -
- Room temperature ingredients blend more smoothly
- A cookie scoop gives uniform sizing and even baking