Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies (Printable)
Soft, chewy autumn treats with warm spices and melty chocolate chips, ready in under 30 minutes.
# What's Needed:
→ 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 cooled
09 - 1 cup packed light brown sugar
10 - 1/2 cup granulated sugar
11 - 3/4 cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
12 - 1 large egg yolk
13 - 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
→ Mix-ins
14 - 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
# How to Make It:
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.
03 - In a large bowl, whisk together melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar until smooth. Add pumpkin purée, egg yolk, and vanilla extract; mix until combined.
04 - Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined.
05 - Fold in chocolate chips.
06 - Using a tablespoon or cookie scoop, drop dough onto prepared baking sheets, spacing about 2 inches apart.
07 - Bake for 11–13 minutes, or until the edges are set and the centers look slightly underbaked.
08 - Allow cookies to cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
# Tips for Success:
01 -
- They stay incredibly soft for days unlike most cookies that turn into hockey pucks after 24 hours
- The pumpkin adds such a lovely subtle moisture that people will guess forever what makes them different
- That perfect balance of warm spice and rich chocolate feels like comfort in cookie form
02 -
- Using pumpkin pie filling instead of purée will completely ruin these with too much sugar and spices
- These cookies look underdone when you pull them out but that's exactly how they should be
- Room temperature ingredients matter more than you think especially the melted butter cooling time
03 -
- Weigh your pumpkin purée after draining excess liquid for the most consistent results every single time
- Use a cookie scoop for uniform sizing which ensures even baking and the prettiest presentation