These chocolate pumpkin cookies bake up soft and are flavored with fall spices and chocolate chips for a twist on a classic pumpkin cookie. This is a no-chill cookie recipe that is easy to make. You can have a fresh-baked batch in about 30 minutes.
One thing I love about baking with pumpkin is that it pairs with a lot of different ingredients, especially chocolate. So, after making my favorite soft pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, I suddenly had this urge to make a chocolate version. I’d never seen one or tried one, but I suddenly just had to have one.
So, I took the recipe and added some cocoa powder and got a freshly baked batch of these chocolate chocolate chip pumpkin cookies. They still maintain all the moistness and softness that I loved about the original version, but with the addition of chocolate.
Chocolate Pumpkin Cookies
I love the two flavors together like in my flourless chocolate pumpkin bread and it works really well in these cookies, too. There is cocoa powder in the cookie dough plus chocolate chips.
Once the cookies are baked, the chocolate doesn’t overwhelm the pumpkin and cinnamon so you can still taste those fall flavors.
Here are the ingredients you’ll need:
- Pumpkin puree
- White sugar
- Vegetable oil
- Egg
- All-purpose flour
- Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- Baking powder
- Ground cinnamon
- Salt
- Baking soda
- Vanilla extract
- Semi-sweet chocolate chips
Cookie Dough Tips
- The cookie dough is very sticky and wet. If you use a spoon to drop the dough onto the baking sheet, it makes it a little easier to deal with.
- These cookies don’t spread much at all while they bake, so it’s a good idea to shape the cookie dough into round cookie shapes and flatten them slightly before you bake them.
Once you’ve baked the cookies, cool them completely and then store them in an airtight container. They will keep well for a few days at room temperature.
I’m not quite sure which I like better: the original version or these double chocolate ones. I guess it depends on what I’m in the mood for, but this recipe is definitely a keeper. Luckily, you don’t have to have just one favorite cookie recipe!
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Double Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup dutch processed cocoa powder
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Whisk together pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, vanilla and egg in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, ground cinnamon, and salt. Add the flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and stir until combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Take large tablespoons full of dough and drop onto cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart. When finished, try to shape the dough to resemble a cookie. The dough will be sticky and wet and hard to shape. The cookies dough should be round and flat and smooth, resembling close to the finished baked product because the cookies don't spread much during baking and will rise up. It helps to work with the dough if your hands are freshly washed and slightly damp.
- Bake for approximately 10-15 minutes until cookies are firm to the touch and can be moved off silpat mat without bottom sticking.
Notes
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
My husband and I, plus some office coworkers, really enjoyed this cookie!
That’s so great to hear!
I just made these and they are PHENOMENAL! I hope you don’t mind me posting them on my blog soon 🙂
I’m glad you liked them. If you used the recipe exactly, I would prefer you link to my recipe rather than posting the entire recipe on your blog. Thank you!