Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Everyone who eats these asks for two things: Another one, and the recipe. Send a self addressed box for the first. Click to the rest of the post for the second ;)


Mix dry ingredients seperately:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
(yes, fresh. this is why these taste better than yours ;)
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ginger

Beat together till smooth:
2 eggs
1 cup sugar

Add to egg/sugar mix and blend:
1/2 cup canola oil (only canola will do)
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Combine wet and dry mixtures. Then add:
1 cup Ghirardelli or Guittard oversize milk chocolate chips. The cookies are hopelessly ruined without this exact key ingredient.

Use 1/4 cup scoop to measure dough onto greased pan.
Round with spatula.
Bake at 325 for 16 minutes. A toothpick should come out not-quite-clean.
Cool for 5 minutes then transfer to rack.
Sprinkle powdered sugar on top if your diet allows.
Put in ziploc as soon as they reach room temp.

2 comments:

gouda said...

Your recipe is great but holds one serious flaw. A great Pumpkin Chocolate chip cookie can only be made with Ghiradelli's over-sized milk chocolate chips.

Aaron Smith said...

agreed. revised.