It’s that time of year again! Autumn, Halloween, and time to bust out the ingredients to whip up some of my favorite recipes. Pumpkin chocolate chips cookies are pure cakey goodness. The earthy, sweet pumpkin flavor, combined with semi-sweet chocolates make my mouth water as I sink my teeth in for a bite.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients:

½ cup shortening

1 ½ cup white sugar

1 egg

1 cup canned pumpkin

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 ½ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground nutmeg

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until it’s light and fluffy. Beat in the egg, then stir in the pumpkin and vanilla.
• In a separate, smaller bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and cinnamon.
• Gradually mix the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture.
• Add chocolate chips and stir.
• Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until they’re light brown.
• Cool on wire racks. Enjoy!