These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies were so worth the wait! Delicious spicy soft pumpkin cookies packed with chocolate chips and drizzled with a spice glaze.
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
2 1/4cupsall-purpose flour
1 1/2teaspoonspumpkin pie spice
1teaspoonbaking powder
1/2teaspoonbaking soda
1/2teaspoonsalt
1cup2 sticks butter or margarine, softened
1cupgranulated sugar
1can, 15 oz. pumpkin puree
2large eggs
1teaspoonvanilla extract
2cupssemi-sweet chocolate chips
For the Spiced Glaze:
1cuppowdered sugar
1tablespoonsmilk
½teaspoonvanilla extract
1/4teaspoonground cinnamon
1/8teaspoonground nutmeg
1pinchground ginger
1pinchground cloves
Instructions
Adjust the oven racks to the middle position and heat the oven to 375 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper; set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the butter and sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula as needed. Add the egg and vanilla and beat at medium speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Add the pumpkin puree and beat at medium speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Add the dry ingredients and beat at low speed until just combined, about 30 seconds, scraping down the bowl as needed. Fold in chocolate chips with a rubber spatula.
Roll a heaping tablespoon of dough and place onto prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining dough, spacing the balls about 2 inches apart
Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, until the edges are set and just beginning to brown but the centers are still soft and puffy, 15 to 17 minutes. Cool the cookies on the baking sheets about 2 minutes; using a wide metal spatula, transfer the cookies to a wire rack and cool to room temperature.
To make the spiced glaze, in a small bowl combine all the ingredients for the glaze and mix until smooth. Drizzle over each cookie and allow the icing to dry before serving.