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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Servings: 6 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 5 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 cup shortening
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 15- ounce can pumpkin puree
- 4 large eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 4 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375º. In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice,and cinnamon. Set aside.
- In a second large mixing bowl, beat shortening with sugar and well blended. Add pumpkin and mix well. Add eggs and vanilla and mix until blended.
- Add the dry ingredients and mix just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
- Bake 12 – 15 minutes until the bottoms are browned and the middle is set. Cool on a wire rack.
Notes
Pumpkin Pie Spice Substitute: ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon plus ¼ teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg and ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves for 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice.