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Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies: Best 30-Minute Recipe

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These easy pumpkin chocolate chip cookies come together in under 30 minutes with simple ingredients. Soft, cake-like centers with crispy edges and melty chocolate pockets make this the perfect fall treat.

Ingredients

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  • ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
  • ½ cup granulated sugar
  • ½ cup light brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup pumpkin puree (100% pure pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling)
  • 1 large egg, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone mats.
  2. In a large mixing bowl, beat the softened butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar together until light and fluffy — about 2-3 minutes with an electric mixer. Scrape down the sides of the bowl once during mixing.
  3. Beat in the pumpkin puree, egg, and vanilla extract until well combined. The mixture will look a little curdled — that’s normal.
  4. In a separate bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice together.
  5. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet mixture, mixing on low speed or folding with a spatula. Mix just until no streaks of flour remain. The dough will be soft and slightly sticky.
  6. Gently fold in the chocolate chips with a spatula. Save a handful to press onto the tops of the cookies before baking for a bakery-style look.
  7. Drop rounded tablespoons of dough onto the prepared baking sheets, spacing them about 2 inches apart. Fit about 9 cookies per sheet.
  8. Bake for 10-12 minutes, until the edges look set and lightly golden but the centers still look slightly soft and underdone.
  9. Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack.
  10. Cool completely on the wire rack, or enjoy one warm for melty chocolate.

Notes

Don’t skip the parchment paper — it prevents burning and makes cleanup easy. Measure flour correctly by spooning and leveling. Watch bake time closely; pull cookies out when centers still look slightly underdone. For thicker cookies, chill dough for 20 minutes. Use room temperature ingredients for best results.

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