Soft and chewy pumpkin cookie recipe, made with pumpkin and chocolate chips. Serving up all the delicious fall vibes in dessert form.
Pumpkin is said to have lots of health benefits, which could leave one wondering if these cookies qualify as healthy pumpkin cookies.
Let’s dig in and see. But either way, I am gonna tell you that you will not regret these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies either way. Because every now and again, you have to just treat yo self!
What Are The Health Benefits Of Pumpkin?
It is said that pumpkin contains a lot of nutrients that your body need daily. According to healthline one cup of cooked pumpkin contains:
- Calories: 49
- Fat: 0.2 grams
- Protein: 2 grams
- Carbs: 12 grams
- Fiber: 3 grams
- Vitamin A: 245% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI)
- Vitamin C: 19% of the RDI
- Potassium: 16% of the RDI
- Copper: 11% of the RDI
- Manganese: 11% of the RDI
- Vitamin B2: 11% of the RDI
- Vitamin E: 10% of the RDI
- Iron: 8% of the RDI
- Small amounts of magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, folate and several B vitamins
Pumpkin is made of mostly water making it relatively low in calories.
It is also said to be beneficial in boosting immunity, helping your eyesight, soothing an achy stomach and being good for your overall digestive system, benefiting your heart and having other health benefits.
Is Pumpkin Healthy?
With all that said I could see how one would classify pumpkin as a “healthy-ish food. But if you want to know if that makes these cookies healthy, I have to ask is there really such a thing as healthy pumpkin cookies?
I mean when you add in sugar (no matter how small of an amount), butter (because every good cookie needs at least a little), AND chocolate chips??
Nah, I don't think these qualify as healthy pumpkin cookies. But they sure as heck qualify as delicious pumpkin cookies. And in my book that is all that really matters.
So since we answered that, let’s go ahead and make cookies, shall we?
Ingredients Needed For Soft & Chewy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
- butter
- sugar
- brown sugar
- eggs
- pumpkin puree
- vanilla
- flour
- cinnamon
- pumpkin pie spice
- baking powder
- baking soda
- salt
- chocolate chips
How To Make Easy Monster Pumpkin Cookies with Chocolate Chips
Prepping the oven is always the best place to start when you are baking. Start by preheating the oven to 375 degrees.
Beat the butter with a handheld or stand mixer until creamy. If the butter is refrigerated or even frozen I always like to sit it out and let it get to room temperature.
Trying to soften it with the microwave is typically not the same. It always ends up unevenly softened or outright melted.
Add in the brown and granulated sugar. Mix until nicely mixed together and smooth as possible.
After combing the butter and sugar, add in the eggs, pumpkin puree, and vanilla, and mix again until ingredients are all well combined.
In a separate mixing bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together.
Slowly incorporate the dry mix into the wet ingredients continually mixing as you go.
Lastly, add in the chocolate chips and pecans.
Form dough into 2 inch balls and place on cookie sheet.
PRO TIP: Press the balls down (similar to how you make peanut butter cookies) to make flat cookies. Otherwise, they will be more of a puff cookie.
Bake cookies in the oven for 8-10 minutes, or until they are lightly browned.
Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before putting them on a wire rack to cool.
Pumpkin Cookies Recipe + Chocolate Chips Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar (firmly packed)
- 2 large eggs
- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 5 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Beat the butter with a handheld or stand mixer until creamy and then add in the sugars and beat until nicely mixed. Add in eggs, pumpkin puree, and vanilla, and beat again until ingredients are combined.
- In a separate mixing bowl, mix all dry ingredients, except the chocolate chips and nuts. Slowly incorporate them into the wet ingredients mixing as you go.
- Add in the chocolate chips and pecans.
- Form dough into 2 inch balls and place on cookie sheet. Press the balls down (similar to how you make peanut butter cookies) to make flat cookies. Otherwise, they will be more of a puff cookie. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool for a few minutes on the baking sheet before putting them on a wire rack to cool.
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