Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Preheat oven to 350ºF.

In a large bowl, cream together butter, sugars, eggs, vanilla and pumpkin. Take in the sweet smell of pumpkin filling your house (fall flavors are the best)! Toss in dry ingredients (flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt) and mix well. Lastly, add in chocolate chips and nuts if you’re using them.

Spray cookie sheet and evenly space them to however big your cookie sheet is. They expand a little bit so don’t crowd too much. These cookies take longer than most cookies to bake and they sometimes can be finicky. I use the little cookie scoop to get the batter out but I’ve found if you let them bake in the perfectly round balls then they cook unevenly. Once I put them on the tray, I always push them down with a fork a little bit so they bake evenly. Bake for 14 minutes.

When you pull them out sometimes they can look like they’re not cooked all the way, but as long as the bottom is golden they are finished. This makes a lot of cookies so be prepared to share. Enjoy!