These easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are soft, cakey fall versions of everyone's favorite cookie, packed with pumpkin & pecans! You won't be able to stop at one!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword easy pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, or with a hand mixer, cream sugars and butter for 2 minutes until fluffy. Add pumpkin puree, vanilla, and egg and mix until incorporated
In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, and spice. In another, smaller bowl, dissolve baking soda into milk.
Add both the flour mixture and soda-milk mixture to the sugar mix. Beat on low until just combined - don't over mix!
Fold chocolate chips and pecans in gently with a spatula.
Using a tablespoon cookie scoop, drop dough on to prepared parchment, spacing cookies about 1 inch apart. They don't spread much, just puff up. If you'd like, sprinkle additional chips and pecans on top - it just makes 'em look pretty.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, depending on your oven. Don't over bake, but be sure the cookies don't look wet in the middle before removing them from the oven.
Allow to cool on baking sheets for a couple minutes, then remove to cooling racks. Repeat with remaining dough. Enjoy with a big glass of milk or a pumpkin spiced coffee!