Moist and yummy pumpkin chocolate chip cookies!

Prep time- 25 minutes

Cook time-10 minutes

Servings-30

Ingredients

• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree

• 1 large egg or 1/4 cup applesauce

• ¾ cup granulated sugar

• ¼ cup brown sugar

• ¼ cup + 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon or pumpkin spice

• ½ teaspoon salt

• ½ teaspoon baking soda

• 2 teaspoons baking powder

• 2 cups all purpose flour

• 1 ⅓ cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 375 and line cookie sheets with parchment paper or spray with non-stick spray

2. Using a whisk, beat pumpkin, egg, sugars, oil, vanilla, cinnamon all together in a bowl, until blended well.

3. In another bowl, add salt, baking soda, baking powder and flour together in a mixing bowl and then add to the wet mixture and mix together until just combined.

4. Stir in the chocolate chips

5. Using a small scoop or rounded tablespoon measure, drop onto cookie sheets -  12 cookies per baking sheet, cookies will spread a little.

6. Bake cookies on a parchment-lined baking sheet for 10-13 minutes.

7. Remove from the tray and let cool on the wire rack.