Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
User Reviews
4.3
279 reviews
Good
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
14 mins
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Chill Time
3 hrs
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Total Time
3 hrs 24 mins
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Servings
13 cookies
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Calories
298 kcal
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Course
Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies
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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies combine pumpkin puree with rolled oats, pumpkin pie spices, and semi-sweet chocolate chips to create moist, flavorful cookies with a tender texture. Chilling the dough before baking prevents spreading, resulting in thick, soft cookies that balance warm spices and chocolate sweetness.
Description
This cookie recipe starts with melted butter, pumpkin puree, sugars, molasses, and vanilla or pumpkin pie spice extract blended smoothly. Rolled oats, flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt are then gently folded in before adding semi-sweet chocolate chips. The dough is portioned into equal mounds, slightly flattened, and chilled for at least three hours to maintain shape and texture during baking. Baked at 350°F for about 12 to 14 minutes, the cookies develop edges with a soft center rich in pumpkin flavor paired with warm spices and pockets of melted chocolate. Chilling dough and placing chocolate chips on top enhances appearance and texture.
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Ingredients
- ½ cup butter melted, unsalted
- ½ cup pumpkin use the remainder in these recipes, puree
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
- 1 tablespoon molasses not blackstrap, too intense, mild or medium-flavored
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract or pumpkin pie spice extract
- 1 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats not quick-cook or instant
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice a mixture of cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg if you don’t have pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips semi-sweet
Instructions
- To a large, microwave-safe bowl add the butter and heat on high power to melt, about 1 minute.
- Add the pumpkin puree, sugars, molasses, vanilla or pumpkin pie spice extract, and whisk to combine until smooth.
- Add the oats, flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, salt, and stir until just combined.
- Add the chocolate chips and stir to combine.
- Using a large cookie scoop, 1/4-cup measure, or your hands, form approximately 13 equal-sized mounds of dough and flatten slightly.*
- Place mounds on a large plate or tray, cover with plasticwrap, and refrigerate for at least 3 hours, up to 5 days. Do not bake with unchilled dough because cookies will bake thinner, flatter, and be more prone to spreading.
- Preheat oven to 350F, line a baking sheet with a Silpat or spray with cooking spray. Place dough mounds on baking sheet, spaced at least 2 inches apart (I bake 8 cookies per sheet) and bake for about 12 to 14 minutes (12 1/2 minutes is perfect in my oven), or until edges have set and tops are just set, even if slightly undercooked, pale, and glossy in the center; don’t overbake. Cookies firm up as they cool.
- Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for about 10 minutes before serving. I let them cool on the baking sheet and don’t use a rack.
- Cookies will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 1 week or in the freezer for up to 6 months. Alternatively, unbaked cookie dough can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days, or in the freezer for up to 4 months, so consider baking only as many cookies as desired and save the remaining dough to be baked in the future when desired.
Notes
- Chill cookie dough at least 3 hours (up to 5 days) before baking to reduce spreading.
- For presentation, place chocolate chips on top of each dough mound before baking.
- Use rolled oats (old-fashioned), not quick-cooking or instant, for best texture.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1
Calories
298kcal
(15%)
Carbohydrates
36g
(12%)
Protein
2g
(4%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
(24%)
Cholesterol
19mg
(6%)
Sodium
94mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
22g
(44%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 13cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 298 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 298kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 36g | 12% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Cholesterol | 19mg | 6% |
| Sodium | 94mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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4.3
279 reviews
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