Ingredients

• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• ½ cup oil (canola or vegetable)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 large egg
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional but highly recommended)

Directions

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper sheets (or lightly grease the cookie sheet if you don’t have parchment paper).
• 2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine pumpkin, sugar, oil, vanilla and egg. Mix until well combined.
• 3. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. In a small bowl, dissolve the baking soda with the milk. Add both the dry flour mixture and the wet baking soda mixture to the pumpkin mixture. Mix well.
• 4. Add in the chocolate chips and nuts and stir until evenly combined.
• 5. Using a medium cookie scoop(medium scoop is equal to 1 1/2 tablespoons), drop mounds of the cookie dough on the prepared cookie sheets.
• 6. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool for slightly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

• Makes 2 dozen

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