It’s already week 9 of my 12 weeks of Christmas Cookies! Only 27 more days until Christmas! Have you started your shopping yet?
This week I called my sister and asked her if I could share her Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe on my blog. My sister is a wonderful cook and this is one of her family’s favorite cookies. It is a delicious, soft, moist, cakey cookie. Her recipe makes 5 dozen cookies. She often doubles that and freezes the dough so that she can have fresh, hot cookies ready in a flash for friends and family.
The recipe calls for shortening. My sister has tried using butter instead but the cookie sets up better with the shortening. Also, be sure and bake the cookies completely before removing them from the oven. Enjoy!
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
4 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups canned pumpkin
5 cups flour
2 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 12-oz.package chocolate chips
Preheat oven to 375º. Mix the wet ingredients together in a large bowl. In a separate bowl mix the dry ingredients together. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix well. Add chocolate chips. Bake 12 – 15 minutes.
For more delicious 12 weeks of Christmas cookies visit:
Megan from Megan’s Cookin
April from Abbys Sweets
Denise from Keeper Worthy Recipes
Megan’s from My Baking Adventures
Kim from Stirring the Pot
I’m submitting this recipe to Shelby, of The Life and Loves of Grumpy’s Honeybunch for November’s Family Recipes, Memories of Family, Food and Fun.
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No way! 27 days til Christmas? I'm so not ready!
These look delicious! I love pumpkin =D.
3 weeks eh? Why so you're right! Amazing how fast time has gone by. Luckily, I don't need to Christmas shop! Wonderful cookies. Cakey cookies are nice change from soft and chewy.
Love the pumpkin and chocolate combo. Yummy looking little cakes, Barbara. Have a wonderful weekend.
Love pumpkin chocolate chip cookies! Just made some for Thanksgiving. :)
This is perfect to make today. In fact….I have all the ingredients and a willing tester…the son is home for the weekend….thanks Barbara!
Hard to believe that it's week 9 already, isn't it? These cookies look like wonderful little fluffy pillows. You can really tell that they are soft, moist and chewy. I'd love to try this recipe.
Sai che non ho mai provato i biscotti con la zucca, questa ricetta mi attira e la provero' per Natale.
Ciao Daniela.
Oh yummy…the first batch is out of the oven. The house smells wonderful…spicy and chocolaty! Thanks a mint Barbara for a winner…or shall we thank your sister!
I am seeing that pumpkin is much more than I thought it was, as everyone geared up for Halloweed and Thanksgiving. Pumpkin just goes into everything and comes out delicious.
With all that I have made, I don't think I have made drop cookies. I did make bars. Although, they are cookies, I see bars as distinct from drop or shaped cookies.
These look delicious and I can see making them.
Don't ask me what Halloweed is from my last comment? Just don't ask.
They look fabulous Barbara! If you like pumpkin cookies, try the ones on my blog, they use cinnamon chips and are soooo yummy!!
These are so thick and scrumptious looking! A delicious combo. I can't believe Christmas is so close!
Pumpkin chocolate chip is one of my favorite combos. Id enjoy these for sure.
I've never made pumpkin cookies…that must change! These look delicious, Barbara!
Can't believe Christmas is so close- I am not ready!
Oooh pumpkin and chocolate chip cookies? Be still my beating heart! How delicious! And I want to send you a postcard from Austria too -could you email me your postal address mum? ;) xxx
OH YUMMYLICIOUS!! Barbara, these look like little luscious pillows!
oh my gosh, christmas is just around the corner, isn't it crazy! these cookies look so good and soft, one of my faves!
I cant believe with my love of pumpkin, I have never made a pumpkin cookie. These look so nice! Only 3 more to go! :)
I was going to say these look cakey but you've beaten me to it. They look very more-ish.
I never get sick of PCCC! Yum!
Yum!!!! I love, love, love pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. And there's nothing better than one that's tried and true. How sweet of your sister to let you share it with all of us.
Oh, I love the pumpkin and chocolate chip combo!! they look delish!
I have a similar recipe, made them on Thanksgiving morning and the jar was completely cleaned out by the end of the day. What a great cookie!
Look how soft and poofy they look! I love cake-like cookies, especially with pumpkin.
Oh! I still 1 can of pumpkin puree, should try your cookies, they look absolutely delicious :-)
I love pumpkin cookies. Thanks for sharing your sister's recipe. 27 more days left….oh no!
Oh Barbara I am so bad. I know I read this when you sent me the submission but apparently I never left a comment! Thank you so much for entering this month! It means a lot to me to have you included :o) The cookies look yummy too – as you well know, I love pumpkin!
Woohoo! Christmas is coming!
Great cookies, very festive! I love the chocolate with the pumpkin.
I love seeing all these cookie recipes! The pumpkin sounds delicious in these.
that's one substantial looking cookie! i'm more of a pumpkin w/cream cheese kind of fan…unless we're talking about pumpkin choc chip pancakes…but i am sure these are great :)
Sounds like a winning combo to me!
Interesting with the pumpkin in the cookie. I'm pretty sure it would taste great, although can't really imagine the flavours very well.
Beautiful cookies and I like it that they are nice a fat too.
I know that some cookies just don't bake up right if you use all butter. You might want to try making them with a good quality margarine. They should still set up nicely but the margarine will add some flavor as well.
Great recipe! Thanks for submitting–and thanks to your sister for sharing! :)
Christmas is just 3 weeks away..yay! thanks for the reminder.. these cookies look marvelous, thanks for sharing the recipe, I would like to try this with sweet potato or purple yam :)
Those cookies look wonderful!Sounds like a great cookie recipe.I love the addition of pumpkin.
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