Description
Seasonal spices mingle delightfully in classic Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies, blending autumn’s warmth with sweet indulgence. Chocolate chunks nestled within tender pumpkin dough promise comfort and pure baking joy you’ll savor with each delectable bite.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ cups (270 g) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 2 ½ cups (315 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (225 g / 8 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup (240 g / 8 oz) pumpkin puree
- 1 cup (200 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100 g) brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 2 tsps vanilla extract
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsps ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground cloves (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Position rack in the middle of the oven and warm to 350F (175C), preparing baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats for optimal cookie release.
- Cream Mixture: Vigorously whip butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl until the blend transforms into a fluffy, pale concoction with a light, airy consistency.
- Wet Ingredient Integration: Fold pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla extract into the creamed mixture, embracing the slightly curdled appearance as a natural part of the process.
- Dry Ingredient Preparation: Sift flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves in a separate bowl, ensuring a uniform and lump-free dry foundation.
- Dough Formation: Delicately combine wet and dry ingredients, stirring minimally to maintain a tender cookie texture, then gently incorporate chocolate chips for an even distribution of sweet morsels.
- Cookie Shaping and Baking: Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto prepared sheets, spacing them to allow gentle spreading, and bake for 10-12 minutes until edges set and centers remain slightly soft.
- Cooling Process: Let cookies rest on baking sheets for 5 minutes to stabilize, then transfer to a wire rack, allowing them to cool completely and develop their signature tender-crisp texture.
Notes
- Manage Moisture Carefully: Pumpkin adds extra liquid, so reduce other wet ingredients slightly to prevent overly soft cookies.
- Control Spice Balance: Adjust spice quantities to personal taste, but maintain the core warm autumn flavor profile.
- Prevent Spreading: Chill dough for 30 minutes before baking to help cookies maintain shape and prevent excessive spreading.
- Chocolate Chip Distribution: Gently fold chocolate chips at the end to ensure even spread without breaking the delicate cookie dough structure.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Desserts, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 25
- Calories: 190
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 100 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 25 mg