Choc Chip Pumpkin Cookies
If you love soft choc-chip cookies then this recipe is for you. The addition of pumpkin puree creates a wonderful soft, almost cake-like cookie that tastes fantastic.
How long will it take?
45 minutes
What’s the serving size?
Makes about 36 cookies
What do I need?
- ½ Kent pumpkin
- 1 cup caster sugar
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2 cups plain flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
- 1 tsp milk
- 1 cup chocolate chips
How do I make it?
- Scrape seeds from pumpkin, peel and chop into a medium sized dice. Bring a pot of water to the boil and add pumpkin. Cook until it is very soft, then remove from heat and drain.
- Tip pumpkin into a food processor and blitz to make a smooth puree.
- Preheat oven to 180C.
- Line baking trays with baking paper.
- Combine 1 cup of the pumpkin puree with sugar, vegetable oil, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer. Add bicarb to a small bowl with the milk and stir to combine, then add to the pumpkin mixture and mix well. Toss in chocolate chips and stir through.
- Drop large tablespoons of mixture onto the prepared baking trays and cook for 10 to 12 minutes. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.
