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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.
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.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin Top Cookies
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.
Recipe 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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devon says
Are you supposed to mix in the the cake mix dry? or do you mix it with the ingredients on the box first?
Nicole Dz says
Perfect little treat for fall! These look amazingly wonderful! My kids would eat these right up.
Thomas Murphy says
These look so good!
Jamie C says
I’m a pumpkin addict. These look delicious! Thanks for sharing!!
Tram says
They look so good. Thank you for the recipe.
tammigirl says
It’s pumkinpalooza around our house lately! These would fit right in!
Denise Taylor-Dennis says
These are right up my alley, I love anything pumpkin.
Kathy Stevenson says
This looks yummy!
Meagan bs says
i love everything pumpkin this time of year, i bet these are awesome!
Barbara Montag says
These muffins look so good.
And they must be moist with the pumpkin.
thanks for the recipe.
Janet W. says
My grandsons LOVE muffin tops. It is the best part of a muffin. 🙂 These look delicious!
anne says
Absolutely delectable and appealing.
vickie couturier says
that looks so good
Barbara Montag says
These cookies looks so good!
Going to make them soon.
thanks
Gluten Free Cakes says
Pumpkin seems to be sneaking it’s way into all kinds of great desserts lately
Crystal says
I have a little issue with pumpkin – I’m completely addicted to it! Will definitely be trying this recipe. 🙂