The great thing about working from home is that I’ve got cookies in the oven and I’m finishing up an ad for a client all at the very same time. Nice! These cookies are actually Cornelius’ favorite cookies and he talks about them all the time. Since fall is here and I’m enamoured with everything pumpkin, I figured now would be the perfect time to share these beauties!
pumpkin chocolate chip oatmeal cookies2 c flour
1 c quick or old-fashioned oats
1 t baking soda
1 t cinnamon
1/2 t salt
1 c (2 sticks) butter
1 c firmly packed brown sugar
1 c sugar
1 egg
1 t vanilla
1 c cooked and pureed pumpkin (I use canned)
1 c semi-sweet chocolate chips (I usually use more)1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Combine dry ingredients (flour through salt). Set aside.
3. Cream butter. Gradually add both sugars and cream until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
4. Alternate additions of dry ingredients and pumpkin, mixing well after each addition.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.
6. Drop by tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet, leaving room for cookies to spread. Bake at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until tops of cookies are dry and spring back when touched lightly. Remove from baking sheet and cool on racks.
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These look great! I’m thinking of trying them out tomorrow at the bed and breakfast that I cook for. Do you know about how many cookies the recipe makes?
Another great use for pumpkin! I love the fall…
Crystal, I honestly can’t think of how many they made since I only have one oven rack, a small oven and bake 1 cookie sheet at a time….but it definitely made quite a bit. My guess would be close to 40 or so.
Thanks Joe, I’ve got more pumpkin left over so I’m hoping to make something else tommorrow! Maybe even some pumpkin muffins!
These are great Tanvi! Let me know how they turn out for you!
I am de-lurking to say this is probably the most fabulous recipe I have ever seen. I will attempt it this week!
These cookies have a bit of everything I love- chocolate chips, pumpkin, oatmeal. Definetely bookmarking this- thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thanks Jana! Everytime I make this recipe or pass it along to someone, it instantly becomes a favorite! Enjoy.
Yum. I don’t like pumpkin pie, may be this would be an alternative?
Rachel, these aren’t very pumpkin pie like — texture-wise or taste-wise. try it and see!
I made these at work yesterday and they were fabulous! I ate 3 of them while I was baking…I’ll be making them at home very soon. Thanks so much for sharing the recipe! Also, I agree…I’d say it makes between 4 and 5 dozen cookies, depending on how big you make them.
oh, i’m so glad you tried them crystal! i’m glad they were a hit. actually, i think i’ll go snack on one right now!
Oh man those look good! Anything with pumpkin! I think I feel the urge to bake today!
Would it be okay with you if I share this recipe on my blog? I will of course give you full credit, but I’d like the actual recipe on there so I can have it in my recipe index (for my own benefit). Let me know if you’d rather me just link to you!
oh please do, crystal! go ahead and put the recipe in your blog!
Is there anyway to print the recipe? I used to have one very much like this that I got from a newspaper 20 years ago and lost.
mysticklobo, sorry i don’t have a print button, but you could just copy & paste into a text file and print it that way.
Yum! I made these cookies this weekend and my friends have been thanking me ever since. What a perfect cookie combo. My only recommendation is to use a bit more oatmeal – maybe 1/2 c. more. My cookies were a bit on the soft and squishy side and could have used some additional heft.
annon, glad you liked the cookies. due to the pumpkin, they are definitely more cake-like than a traditional crisp cookie. maybe baking them a couple minutes longer would give them a firmer texture. they’ve always turned out great for me!
Oh yum, another delicious looking recipe. I’ve made pumpkin cookies before but was disappointed by how cake-like they were. The addition of oatmeal sounds intriguing though so I want to try these out (though I’m sure they will still be cake-like).
eatme, if you are looking for a crisp cookie these are NOT it. they are very cake-like, but tasty!
I’ve been making this recipe for years, and I’ve got to say that these are the best cookies ever! Thanks for posting the recipe. I can never find where I’ve tucked away my copy.
I made these today in my dorm for a party–they were so good! I didn’t add chocolate chips, and next time I think I want to add molasses. 🙂 Either way, they’re smashing!
Sounds delish…Putting my version in the oven right now, made with applesauce instead of butter and a one cup less sugar. Also making them into bars rather than cookies. Fingers crossed!
Mine are finished and not quite what I was hoping. Probably should have used a little butter. Good taste, strange texture.
These are so yummy! I'm in process of baking them and just tried the first finished cookie. I think they need the whole bag of chocolate chips though 🙂
I just made these and they're incredible.
Not bad…I increased the cooking time to firm them up just a bit and they were yummy. I also added pecans!