Eat Skinny Be Skinny: Pumpkin Chip Cookies

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…and I’m back!! I know, I’ve been MIA since Thanksgiving. I’m sorry, with a jam-packed schedule while in Charleston, I just haven’t had time to write. I promise, it won’t happen again! But I couldn’t have picked a better time to write my first post back from the holiday. As I was catching up  on my twitter feed, I noticed that my idol, The Pioneer Woman, was tweeting a lot with the hashtag #cookieweek. After doing some stalking, I found that some of my favorite other foodies were also posting delicious cookie recipes! So, thank you Pioneer Woman, because I needed a great lead in for these delicious cookies I made last week! This brainchild was a result of a leftover can of pumpkin and an insatiable craving for chocolate chip cookies. And the result? AH-MAZING. The pumpkin gives each cookie a soft, moist texture and the chocolate adds just the right amount of decadent sweetness. Another amazing thing about these cookies, besides the taste? I made them on Wednesday and they are still just as moist today as they were then. This is my definite new go-to cookie! Recipe can make up to 36 cookies, depending on size.

Pumpkin Chip Cookies

What You’ll Need:

  • 1 cup canned pumpkin
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 egg
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

How To Make Them:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, and egg.

  • In a separate bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon, and salt.

  • Mix the baking soda with the milk and add to the flour. Add pumpkin mix to the flour mix and stir well.

  • Stir in vanilla and chocolate chips. [This was the hardest part, mainly because I had to do it super fast b/c Elliot kept eating all the chocolate chips!]

  • Drop spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet and bake until cookies are browned and firm.

Nutritional Information per cookie: 125 calories, 8 grams of fat and 3.1 grams of protein.

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  1. Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
    Yum! That sounds so delish!
  2. Posted by kjpugs on
    Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
    Oh dear. These might be my downfall.
  3. Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
    I love it when baked drop cookies look like that when they are done :) So fluffy and delicious! I'm ready for cookie week too!
  4. Posted by Boulder Locavore on
    Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
    Sounds delicious! Great use of seasonal ingredients in a different way. Thanks for the timely (yummy) post!
  5. Posted by Tes on
    Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
    Those looks delicious. I love that they are indugling but very healthy :)
    Tes
    http://tesathome.com