Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies With Cranberries & Pecans

Name: Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies With Cranberries & Pecans
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 3/4 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon table salt; 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 1 1/4 cups rolled oats, old-fashioned; 1 cup chopped pecans, *toasted; 1 cup dried cranberries; 1 cup dark chocolate morsels + more for tops of cookies (I used Nestle Toll House Dark Chocolate Morsels); 12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened but still cool; 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar; 1/4 cup pumpkin puree; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

by Mary @ Home is Where the Boat Is

24 Pieces

40 min

Wow. . .that’s a mouthful of a title and a delicious mouth full of cookie too! These cookies are chewy, moist, nutty, and chocolaty with just the right amount of pumpkin spice to satisfy those craving a hint of pumpkin flavor!

pumpkin spice chocolate chip oatmeal cookies with cranberries pecans

I’ve been on a quest to find a pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookie that was chewy and not ‘cakey’. After trying several recipes and experimenting, I came up with a recipe that fits the bill. If you like your cookies chewy, I think you’ll like this recipe too!

Pumpkin puree replaces the egg in this recipe. That's a good thing in this day and age with fewer grocery store trips and when eggs are a valuable commodity! Transfer leftover canned pumpkin puree to an airtight container where it will keep in the refrigerator for a week to 10 days after opening.

Using a 50MM (3 Tablespoons) cookie scoop will portion out your dough evenly for uniform baking. You’ll get approximately 2 dozen 3” cookies using this size cookie scoop.

Using all brown sugar in this recipe makes for a moister and chewier oatmeal cookie. You can substitute quick oats for old-fashioned oats, which will result in a slightly less chewy cookie. Cookies will keep for 4 – 5 days stored in an airtight container or zipper-lock plastic bag, but they will lose their crisp exterior and become uniformly chewy after a day or so. Enjoy!

Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Cookies With Cranberries & Pecans

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Yield 24 Pieces
Time spent: Prep time: 25 Minutes Cook time: 15 Minutes Total time: 40 min

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Ingredients

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon table salt
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 1/4 cups rolled oats, old-fashioned
1 cup chopped pecans, *toasted
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup dark chocolate morsels + more for tops of cookies (I used Nestle Toll House Dark Chocolate Morsels)
12 tablespoons unsalted butter (1 1/2 sticks), softened but still cool
1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
1/4 cup pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

*To toast nuts:

Spread the nuts in even layer on baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees for 8-12 minutes, stirring halfway through baking time so they don’t burn. When you can smell them, they’re done. Remove from baking sheet to cool.

To make cookies:

Adjust oven racks to upper- and lower-middle positions; heat oven to 350 degrees and line baking sheets with parchment paper.
Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice in medium bowl.
In second medium bowl, stir together oats, pecans, cranberries, and chocolate morsels.
In mixer, beat butter and sugar at medium speed until no sugar lumps remain, about 1 minute.
Scrape down sides of bowl with rubber spatula; add pumpkin puree and vanilla and beat on medium-low speed until fully incorporated, about 30 seconds.
Scrape down bowl; with mixer running at low speed, add flour mixture; mix until just combined, about 30 seconds.
With mixer still running on low, gradually add oat/nut mixture; mix until just incorporated. Give dough final stir with rubber spatula to ensure that no flour pockets remain and ingredients are evenly distributed.
Use a 3 T (50mm) cookie scoop to portion out dough and place on parchment-lined baking sheets about 2 inches apart. Gently flatten each dough ball scoop to 1 inch thickness. Stud top of each dough ball with 3 – 4 additional chocolate morsels.
Bake both baking sheets 10 minutes. After 10 minutes rotate sheets front to back and top to bottom, then continue to bake 5 more minutes until cookies are brown on edges and have begun to set but centers are still soft (cookies will seem underdone). Do not overbake. Cookies will firm up to a chewy texture as they cool on baking sheet and wire rack.
Cool cookies on baking sheets 5 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire rack and cool to room temperature.

Tips

Pumpkin puree replaces the egg in this recipe. Transfer leftover canned pumpkin puree to an airtight container where it will keep in the refrigerator for a week to 10 days after opening.
Using all brown sugar in this recipe makes for a moister and chewier oatmeal cookie. You can substitute quick oats for old-fashioned oats, which will result in a slightly less chewy cookie.
Using a different size cookie scoop other than 3T/50mm will affect baking times, adjust accordingly.
Cookies will keep for 4 – 5 days stored in an airtight container or zipper-lock plastic bag, but they will lose their crisp exterior and become uniformly chewy after a day or so.

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