Giant Salted Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These Giant Salted Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are perfect for Fall! They're chewy, chocolatey, and filled with the most perfect pumpkin flavor!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword easy pumpkin dessert, easy pumpkin recipe, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies recipe, pumpkin cookies recipe, pumpkin dessert, pumpkin dessert recipe, pumpkin recipe

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 14

Total Time 24

Servings large cookies

Calories 288kcal

Author Jenny

Cost $15

Equipment

Oven
parchment paper or silpat liner
baking sheet
mixing bowl or stand mixer
measuring cups
measuring spoons
cookie scoop

Ingredients

1 stick/8 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup pumpkin puree
2 tablespoons molasses
1 large egg
1 teaspoon pure vanilla
1 1/2 cups all-purpose Gold Medal Flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
one 10 ounce bag chocolate chunks or 2 cups
A few pinches Fleur de sel salt or sea salt for sprinkling on top of cookies

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a baking sheet with a silpat liner or parchment paper.
Place butter and sugars into stand mixer, beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add molasses, pumpkin, egg and vanilla, beating until well combined. Add flour, salt and baking soda, mixing to combine then add in chocolate chunks. Using a large scoop (I used my ice cream scoop, holds about 1/4 cuscoop dough onto prepared baking sheet. Flatten cookies with hands then sprinkle lightly with salt if desired.
Bake for 15-17 minutes or until baked through. Please keep in mind if you bake smaller cookies cooking time will be much less. Bake accordingly to size. Let cool for 10 minutes on baking sheet then transfer to cooling rack.

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