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old-fashioned soft pumpkin cookies

(2 ratings)
Tannalee avatar
Recipe by
Tanya Seamons
@Tannalee
Cold Lake, AB

These delish cookies were sold at a supermarket in Utah. When we moved to Canada my family was craving them. Here is my copycat recipe for Allen's Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. There are just never enough of them. They don't last long!

(2 ratings)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 15 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For old-fashioned soft pumpkin cookies

  • 1 c
    butter, softened
  • 1 can
    large can 100% pure pumpkin
  • 3 c
    granulated sugar
  • 2 lg
    egg
  • 2 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 1/2 c
    molasses
  • 5 c
    all purpose flour
  • 2 tsp
    baking soda
  • 2 tsp
    baking powder
  • 2 tsp
    ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp
    ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1/2 tsp
    gound cloves
  • 2 c
    chocolate chips

How To Make old-fashioned soft pumpkin cookies

  • 1
    PREHEAT oven to 350F.
  • 2
    COMBINE flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt in a medium bowl.
  • 3
    BEAT sugar and butter in large mixer bowl until well blended. Beat in the pumpkin, molasses, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth. Gradulally beat in flour mixture. Drop by rounded tablespoon onto baking sheets.
  • 4
    BAKE for 15 - 18 minutes or until edges are firm. Cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes; remove to wire racks to cool completely. (unless you eat them first!)
  • 5
    EAT with a big glass of cold milk.
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