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Pumpkin Chocolate Desserts Cookies
4.8 from 11 votes

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

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By: Joanna Cismaru •12/17/22 5 Comments

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You can not go wrong with a pumpkin and chocolate combination, and this cookie recipe proves it! These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy and loaded with pumpkin spice flavor! Oh so decadent and oh so delicious; good thing they only take 35 minutes to make because they’ll be devoured in no time! 

a stack of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies on a cooling rack with the top cookie broken in half
Table of Contents Open
  • Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
  • Ingredients You’ll Need
  • How To Make Homemade Pumpkin Puree
  • How To Make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Some Tips
  • Other Additions
  • How To Store
  • Freezing
  • Want More Pumpkin Recipes? Try These:
  • Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
    • Ingredients
    • Instructions
    • Equipment
    • Video
    • Notes
    • Nutrition Information
  • Did You Make This?

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe

I’ve done it again my friends, this combination is nothing short of delicious! Not only do we have that classic chewy chocolate chip cookie flavor lingering around in our mouth, but I’ve added some cinnamon and  pumpkin pie spice and we’ve got an official game changer! These pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are super soft, moist and have a perfect light and fluffy texture. Every bite will have you coming back for more!

Does the idea of pumpkin freak you out? Well stop that – these babies have such an original, unique taste, I’m more than certain they’ll become a favorite after the first bite! Even if you’re not a sweet tooth kind of person, you’re gonna want in on this recipe, so get that glass of milk ready because we’re coming in hot, chewy, and tasty!

Ingredients You’ll Need

overhead shot of all the ingredients needed to make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • Pumpkin – Canned or fresh!
  • Wet ingredients – Eggs, butter (unsalted and melted), vanilla.
  • Dry ingredients – Flour, baking soda, salt, white granulated sugar, brown sugar.
  • Cinnamon – Freshly ground or prepackaged is great!
  • Pumpkin spice – You can find this is your grocery store baking isle or you can create you own with equal parts cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger!
  • Chocolate – I am using semi-sweet chocolate chips today.

How To Make Homemade Pumpkin Puree

process shots showing how to make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

This can be a daunting task, but if you’re up for it, I give you kudos and let’s get to it!

  1. Preheat oven: To 350 degrees and put 1 Cup of water into roasting pan; set aside.
  2. Prepare the pumpkin:  Cut the pumpkin in half and remove all the seeds, stringy fibres and innards – feel free to keep the seeds! Oil the cut surfaces and place the halves face down in the prepared roasting pan.
  3. Bake: Bake the pumpkin for about 90 minutes, or until the flesh is tender. A trick is to poke it with a fork!
  4. Puree: Once out of the oven, let the pumpkin halves cool enough to touch – but don’t let them get cold! Use a spoon to place pumpkin into a food processor and puree. Voila, homemade pumpkin puree!

Don’t forget! Pumpkin holds a lot of moisture so you may need to give yourself some extra time in order to drain a bit of excess water. You can do this by lining a mesh colander with paper towel or placing a coffee filter over a large bowl.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies on a cookie sheet fresh out of the oven

How To Make Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

  1. Preheat oven: To 350 degrees, and prepare baking sheets by lining with parchment paper; set aside.
  2. Combine ingredients: In a large bowl use an electric beater or mixer and beat butter until smooth. Next, gradually beat in both white and brown sugars in order to maintain a light and fluffy texture. Then beat in eggs, vanilla, and pumpkin puree.
  3. In a large bowl: In another large bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice – then in thirds, gradually combine with the batter. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips.
  4. Bake: Using a spoon or a medium cookie scoop, scoop heaping tablespoons of the cookie dough onto the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes or until cookies are golden brown around the edges.
  5. Cool: Once out of the oven let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for about 2 minutes. Then using a spatula, transfer them to a wire rack to completely cool.
overhead shot of cookies on a cooling rack

Some Tips

  1. Don’t over mix the dough – Once you add the flour don’t over do it on the mixing or the cookies will become more flat. Over mixing, activates gluten – do you want cookies or bread?
  2. There’s no need to create extra mess – Greasing baking sheets isn’t necessary – it’s easier to use parchment paper to line your baking sheets. You’ll thank me at clean up time!
  3. Don’t over bake – Keep in mind your cookies will continue to cook once you take them out of the oven and we want to maintain that soft chewy texture.
  4. Use canned pumpkin – If you really want to nail the consistency, using canned pumpkin is honestly the better way to go – and canned “pumpkin pie filling” isn’t recommended either as it has added sweeteners and spices.
  5. Top the cookies with more chocolate chips! Yes, this is a thing! Us bloggers use this trick all the time to make the cookies look that much more chocolaty! After scooping them on the baking sheet top each cookie mound with about 5 more chocolate chips! Trust me, you will thank me later.
a stack of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies on a black cooling rack

Other Additions

Here are some option add-ins that you may want to incorporate into your pumpkin chocolate chip cookies:

  • Cinnamon chips – Yes, these are a real thing!
  • Walnuts
  • Pecans
  • Nutmeg
  • Frosting – Cream cheese or butter cream would be great options!

How To Store

Be sure to store these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container and they last anywhere from 2 – 3 weeks! This will ensure that they don’t get hard and maintain texture for as long as possible.

Freezing

You can place these cookies together or individually in an airtight container and they will last up to 3 months! When ready to eat, just warm them back up in the oven.

a bunch of Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies on a cooling rack

Want More Pumpkin Recipes? Try These:

  • Pumpkin Crumb Cake
  • Pumpkin Cinnamon Bread
  • Pumpkin Sausage Pasta
  • Pumpkin Delight
  • Pumpkin Goat Cheese Pappardelle
  • Pumpkin Pancakes
  • Pumpkin Pie
  • The Best Pumpkin Bread

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4.82 from 11 votes

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep 15 minutes
Cook 20 minutes
Total 35 minutes
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You can not go wrong with a pumpkin and chocolate combination, and this cookie recipe proves it! These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, chewy and loaded with pumpkin spice flavor! Oh so decadent and oh so delicious; good thing they only take 35 minutes to make because they'll be devoured in no time! 
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Ingredients

  • ½ cup butter (unsalted, melted)
  • ½ cup sugar (granulated)
  • ½ cup brown sugar (packed, light)
  • 1 large eggs
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup pumpkin (canned)
  • 1½ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon (ground)
  • ½ teaspoon pumpkin spice
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Before You Begin! If you make this, please leave a review and rating letting us know how you liked this recipe! This helps our business thrive & continue providing free recipes.

Instructions 

  • Preheat oven: To 350 degrees, and prepare baking sheets by lining with parchment paper; set aside.
  • Combine ingredients: In a large bowl use an electric beater or mixer and beat butter until smooth. Next, gradually beat in both white and brown sugars in order to maintain a light and fluffy texture. Then beat in eggs, vanilla, and pumpkin puree.
  • In a large bowl: In another large bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin spice – then in thirds, gradually combine with the batter. Finally, stir in the chocolate chips.
  • Bake: Using a spoon or a medium cookie scoop, scoop heaping tablespoons of the cookie dough onto the baking sheet about 2 inches apart. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are golden brown around the edges.
  • Cool: Once out of the oven let the cookies rest on the baking sheet for about 2 minutes. Then using a spatula, transfer them to a wire rack to completely cool.

Equipment

  • Glass Mixing Bowl Set (3 piece)
  • Aluminum Baking Sheet (2 pack)
  • KitchenAid Hand Mixer
  • Keep Calm And Bake On Spatula
  • Black Cooling Rack
  • Stainless Steel Cookie Scoop

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Notes

  1. The video above is for making chocolate chip cookies but the technique is the same.
  2. Be sure to store these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies in an airtight container and they last anywhere from 2 – 3 weeks! This will ensure that they don’t get hard and maintain texture for as long as possible.
  3. To freeze, place them together or individually in an airtight container and they will last up to 3 months! When ready to eat, just warm them back up in the oven.

Nutrition Information

Serving: 1cookieCalories: 144kcal (7%)Carbohydrates: 19g (6%)Protein: 2g (4%)Fat: 7g (11%)Saturated Fat: 4g (25%)Cholesterol: 19mg (6%)Sodium: 76mg (3%)Potassium: 68mg (2%)Fiber: 1g (4%)Sugar: 11g (12%)Vitamin A: 340IU (7%)Vitamin C: 1mg (1%)Calcium: 13mg (1%)Iron: 1mg (6%)
© Author Jo Cooks

Notice: Nutrition is auto-calculated for your convenience. Where relevant, we recommend using your own nutrition calculations.

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Marcy ivio
Marcy ivio
Posted: 2 years ago

Please tell me why my cookies spread and were flat as can be. I followed the recipe to a tee!

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Joanna Cismaru
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Posted: 2 years ago

Cookies spread because the fat in the cookie dough melts in the oven. You probably needed a bit more flour to hold the melted fat.

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Manijeh
Manijeh
Posted: 3 years ago

5 stars
Wow! these cookies came out really great. My whole family liked them. Thank you Jo

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Joanna Cismaru
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My pleasure, so glad you guys enjoyed them!

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Karen Whisman
Karen Whisman
Posted: 7 years ago

5 stars
The pumpkin recipes all looks so yummy. I will most likely try them all.

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