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How many of you start dreaming of all things “pumpkin” when the leaves start changing color? It’s not just me right? Whew … ok.  Now, on to my fall obsession: Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin Top Cookies.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin Top Cookies

I started making these last year when I spent several months obsessed with pumpkin.  I made Pumpkin Bread with Egg-Nog Cream Cheese Filling . . .  Slow Cooker Spicy Pumpkin Chili . . . and these amazing cookies.  Pumpkin overkill?  No such thing!

These cookies are light and cakey . . . spiced and pumpkiny . . . comforting and chocolatey.

It takes just a few minutes to whip them up thanks to using a spice cake mix.  Yup, yup.  I like quick and easy desserts, especially on game day.  I made them, most recently, last weekend while family and friends watched football in my living room.  

Each time I pulled the pan from the oven, someone was there . . . waiting for fresh from the oven perfection.

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin Top Cookies

The worlds of cookies and muffins collide in this light, fall-inspired cookie.
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Ingredients

  • 1 box of Spice Cake Mix
  • 1 15 oz can of Pumpkin Puree NOT pie filling
  • 1 large Egg
  • 1 bag of Milk Chocolate Chip Cookies

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a mixing bowl, mix the cake mix and the pumpkin puree.
  • Break open the egg and add it, folding it in till fully incorporated.
  • Pour the chocolate chips into the mixture and carefully fold in.
  • Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Using a spoon, portion out the dough onto the cookie sheet in 1-2 tablespoon sized portions, leaving 1-2 inches between each cookie.
  • Place into the oven and bake for 9-12 minutes or until the tops of the cookies are springy and bounce back when touched.
  • Remove the pan from the oven and cool slightly on a wire rack before removing the cookies off the pan and serving.

Notes

Best served the day they are made; can be stored in an air-tight container but, like with pumpkin quick breads, they will get slightly sticky from the moisture of the pumpkin puree.

Written by Rachel Lacy and originally published here at 5 Minutes for Mom in September 2012.

 

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