Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies with Dark Chocolate Chips
A favorite of pumpkin spice fans, these cookies are loaded with pumpkin, oats and dark chocolate chips for a truly satisfying taste of Fall!
Come with me, my love, to the sea, the sea of love filled with pumpkin spice, oats and chocolate chips! Get swept away with these yummy fall flavored treats!
Fall treats are one of the best things about the season! Even if you're not a
fan of pumpkin, there's a lot to love about these cookies. They're healthy-ish
(I'll explain), loaded with good for you ingredients like pumpkin and oats and
dark chocolate, plus they're moist and satisfying!
These cookies bake up light and fluffy, with very little spreading on the
cookie sheet.
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Cindy of County Road 407. This month we are sharing Pumpkin Recipes with you! These ladies not only
are amazing decorators, but bakers as well! You'll find links to all the
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Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies with Chocolate Chips
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I recently shared our family's favorite pumpkin muffin recipe. It is loved by even the non-fans of pumpkin! I feel the same about these cookies, they're soo good. I first tried them last year when we drove to Toronto, Canada for our niece's wedding. We all camped out at my brother and sis-in-law's house. She had baked several treats for us to enjoy, and these cookies were so good I had to get the recipe. I've adapted the original from All Recipes to make it a little healthier ie: less sugar and more spice! I also halved the recipe, because the original makes way too many for our little household of two!
Don't forget to grab a printable Recipe Card below!
Ingredients
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup unsalted butter, at room temp
- 1/2 can pumpkin puree
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour*
- 1 cup quick cook oats*
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup dark chocolate chips (we like this brand)
*I did find the dough to be very wet, so I added an additional 2
tablespoons of oats. When I make this recipe again, I will probably add
an additional 1/2 cup of oats, ground fine and I'll strain the liquid
from the pumpkin puree. Why? I prefer a drier cookie. My suggestion is
to try them first as is, then make adjustments to suit your taste.
How to use up the leftover pumpkin puree?
You may have another pumpkin recipe you love, but if not be sure to try my
Favorite Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins recipe. They are so good and I've been making them for years and years!
How to make these cookies healthier
I almost always reduce the sugar when I bake sweet treats, and it's not
missed! You could also add some ground flax or chia seeds to the wet
ingredients to bump up the fiber. Dark chocolate chips are recommended
because they have some heart healthy benefits, as opposed to milk or
semi-sweet chocolate chips, but use what your family likes!
Directions
Preheat oven to 375° (but adjust as needed, my oven runs hot so I lowered it
to 365°)
Step 1
Beat sugars and softened butter together until smooth and creamy. Add
pumpkin, egg and vanilla and mix well.
Step 2
In a separate bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients together (flour, oats,
cinnamon, pp spice, baking powder, soda, salt). Stir all at once into wet
ingredients and stir just until moistened.
Step 3
Fold in chocolate chips by hand.
Step 4
Drop 1-2 tablespoons of dough onto cookie sheet, 2" apart.
Step 5
Bake 10-12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. At the halfway point, I
always rotate my pans.
Let cookies cool on a wire rack, but be sure to try a couple while they're warm! They are wonderful with a cup of tea or coffee!
If you love nuts, you could add walnuts to this recipe for a little crunch.
They would be a wonderful addition!
These pumpkin oatmeal cookies make a yummy snack (or even breakfast - ask me how I know!). I had to freeze the remainder so I didn't finish them all myself because
you know that one cookie is never enough!
Click here to grab a free printable recipe card!
I hope you try these pumpkin oat cookies! Be sure to visit
Niky at The House of Silverado
next, she's sharing her zucchini bread recipe! Keep reading for all the
pumpkin recipe links!
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These cookies sound amazing, Cindy. I appreciate the halfed recipe too. It's perfect for meal trains with small families. Plus I love that they're picky eater approved. We need that in this house :) Big hugs, CoCo
ReplyDeleteThese sound so good. I love a new cookie to add to my collection and this one sounds like a winne
ReplyDeleteCindy these look so delicious! The pumpkin and oats makes them healthy I'm sure of it. :)
ReplyDeleteThese sound heavenly -- even though I'm one of the crazies you is not a big fan of chocolate, but I bet they'd be great with caramel chips or butterscotch chips instead. Yum! Yum!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of these and oatmeal cookies are my favorite in all the land so I'll give these a try. It'll feel like being a real baker since they are from scratch and not a box like everything else I do. ;)
ReplyDeleteYou've got this Cindy! Easy and so good!
DeleteThese sound delicious; love the combo of oats, pumpkin and dark chocolate. Pinned!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lora, it's a wonderful combination!
DeleteCindy, these not only sound delicious, but look scrumptious! Love the addition of dark chocolate too! Yum!
ReplyDeleteThanks Michelle!
DeleteHi, just curious, what size can of pumpkin do you take 1/2 of? Is it about 1 cup of pumpkin. These sound wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI used a 15 oz can of Libby's Pumpkin Puree
DeletePerfect, thanks!
DeleteThese look so good! I would def have them as a breakfast item! Pinned!
ReplyDeleteCindy, these cookies look amazing!! I know my husband would LOVE them! I'll be baking a batch this weekend! Pinned!
ReplyDeleteI love oatmeal chocolate chip cookies and this recipe is a must make for me! They sound and look delish! Thanks for sharing all the goodness with us!
ReplyDeleteThese look so good! I love an oatmeal cookie, but the addition of pumpkin makes it extra appealing at this time of year! I'm going to give these a try!
ReplyDeleteNiky