Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
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Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
Description
The Mini Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe brings together basic baking ingredients with canned pumpkin puree and a blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, and clove to create a subtly spiced autumn cookie. The use of both semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips and mini chocolate chips adds textural variety and bursts of chocolate throughout. Mixing vegetable oil with sugars and egg creates a smooth batter, while the flour, baking soda, and baking powder provide structure with a tender crumb. Baking these cookies for 10 to 12 minutes until set results in cookies that are soft yet hold their shape well.
The inclusion of pumpkin puree ensures moisture and a nuanced flavor that differentiates these cookies from a traditional chocolate chip cookie, lending a light golden-orange hue and a melt-in-the-mouth softness. They are suitable for serving as a snack, part of a dessert platter, or with tea or coffee during cooler months when pumpkin-spiced treats are popular.
The recipe calls for gently combining wet and dry ingredients and folding in mini chocolate chips last to avoid overmixing, which helps keep the cookies tender. Baking on greased cookie sheets and then transferring cookies to a cooling rack reduces sogginess. These cookies do not have specified storage instructions, so storing in an airtight container once cooled is recommended to maintain freshness.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 cup pumpkin puree canned
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/3 tsp nutmeg optional
- 1/3 tsp clove optional
- 1 cup chocolate chips semi-sweet or milk chocolate
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together oil and sugars. Whisk in egg, pumpkin, and vanilla till smooth.
- Combine the dry ingredients in a small bowl and whisk till blended.
- Add dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir gently till just combined. Fold in the mini chocolate chips.
- Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or till set in the middle. After a couple minutes, remove to cooling racks to cool.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 30Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 124 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 124kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 22g | 7% |
| Protein | 2g | 4% |
| Fat | 3g | 5% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 7mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 87mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 61mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 1306IU | 26% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 34mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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