Whipping up a batch (or three) of these quick and easy cookies is a time-honored autumn tradition.
The link between a food and its rightful season can make it feel like one couldn’t exist without the other. For instance, my mom’s potato salad is inextricably linked with summertime, and practically begs to be eaten off a paper plate outdoors on a hot day. But today’s post isn’t about summer—today I’ll be sharing a recipe that belongs firmly within the transitional season of autumn.
Every year, when autumn arrives and the leaves start changing their colors, my thoughts become occupied by pumpkin chocolate chip cookies. I first encountered these particular cookies back when I was producing a morning talk show in Salt Lake City called Good Things Utah, when one of our cooking segments featured a guest chef who made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with just three ingredients.
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Those cookies quickly turned into something of an obsession for the entire Good Things Utah crew. Our Executive Producer George liked them so much that he started bringing batches of them to our remote shows to share with our viewers. (Those were good times—miss you, George!)
And since these cookies are such a seasonal favorite of mine, I thought I would share them with you today. They’re soft, moist, and full of spiced pumpkin flavor. And of course, it doesn’t hurt that you only need three ingredients to make them.
So if you happen to have these ingredients on hand (which I always do, because you never know when a cookie emergency could strike!), you could have a batch of these cookies cooling on your countertop 20 minutes from now. Give these absurdly easy pumpkin cookies a try, and you’ll understand why the fall season would feel incomplete without them.
3-Ingredient Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
1 box Spice Cake mix
1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin*
1 cup chocolate chips
*Note: According to several OGT readers, it can be hard to find canned pumpkin outside the U.S. But not to worry—you can easily make your own pumpkin puree at home. Learn how it’s done by reading the post at the link below.
Related: How To Make Your Own Pumpkin Puree
Directions:
Add the cake mix, pumpkin purée, and chocolate chips to a mixing bowl, and stir until the mixture comes together and there aren’t any floury pockets left behind.
Next, line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat. Scoop the dough mixture onto your baking sheet in 12 roughly equal portions.
Bake the cookies at 350°F for 10-12 minutes, or until they’re just about firm. Let them cool for a minute or two so they can set up a bit more, then dig in!
What’s your favorite thing to make during the fall?
3-Ingredient Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
These cookies are soft, moist, and full of spiced pumpkin flavor. And best of all, you only need three simple ingredients to make them!
Ingredients
- 1 box Spice Cake mix
- 1 15-ounce can pumpkin*
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
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Add the cake mix, pumpkin, and chocolate chips to a mixing bowl, and stir until everything is incorporated.
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Next, line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat. Scoop up heaping tablespoons of the dough/batter mixture, and place them onto your baking sheet.
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Bake the cookies at 350°F for 10-12 minutes until just firm.
Notes
Nutrition
Calories: 275kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 3gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 2mgSodium: 295mgPotassium: 219mgFiber: 2gSugar: 30gVitamin A: 5550IUVitamin C: 1.7mgCalcium: 67mgIron: 2.7mg
