Things have been crazy around here lately. I know I say this a lot, but after the busy summer, things never really slowed down.
There has been a ton of weekend travelling, apartment hunting, working, baking, blogging, and I’ve even been interning with Hot Blondies a few times a week as well. My days have been so packed that I rarely know what day of the week it is.
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel, though. As much as I love being busy and doing so many things that make me happy, it is hard to take time and just breathe. The HB work ends in two weeks, my weekend travel is slowing down (trips only every other week), and we found an apartment. Moving in a few weeks is just a minor detail.
In the meantime, this is the kind of cookie that forces me to slow down. When I grabbed a cookie off the cooling rack, I found myself savoring each bite. A welcome change to my speed-demon eating that usually has me downing oatmeal/salads/yogurt/sandwiches or whatever else is in front of me in about three seconds flat. I understand if you no longer want to eat a meal with me.
The cookie is moist but light; kind of like chocolate chip cookie meets my favorite pumpkin muffin. Thanks to a hefty serving of cinnamon and chocolate chips, each bite has three complimenting flavors at once. All of that is a combination that my mouth isn’t used to. I think I may have to sit down and eat about nine more.
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Cinnamon & Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Pie Cookies
Yield: Makes 5 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie seasoning
- 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup cinnamon chips
Cooking Directions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, salt, baking soda and pumpkin pie seasoning; set aside
- Using an electric mixer, beat together butter and sugars until light and fluffy
- Beat in eggs and vanilla; beat in pumpkin until well-combined
- Stir in dry ingredients just until combined
- Stir in chocolate and cinnamon chips
- Use a cookie dough scoop or tablespoon to place cookie dough mounds (about 1 1/2 tablespoons each) onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper about 1 inch apart
- Bake 9-11 minutes or until cookies are puffed up and no longer wet
- Allow cookies to cool on cooling rack before serving
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What’s got you slowing down lately?
What a great idea!!! I have to do this recipe :) Thank you for sharing!
these look fantastic. fall deliciousness
Oh, interning at HBB! So cool.
This really is a tasty seasonal treat…
I’ve never seen cinnamon chips!? DO i live under a rock!?
They can be really hard to find! I love them, though. Try this: http://www.thehersheycompany.com/contact-us/locate-hard-to-find-products.aspx
You read my mind, LOL!!!
Ok, these cookies look incredible! Can you send me some right now?!
I would if there were any left!
Pumpkin, chocolate, & cinnamon together in one happy harmony! I’ll take a dozen please. Scratch that. I’ll take 2 dozen.
Super delicious looking, can’t wait to try this!
Wow – that sounds absolutely amazing! I am allergic to cinnamon, so I’d have to omit the spices, but there is enough flavor in there that I think they’d be amazing!
I agree, pumpkin and chocolate are still good on their own!
I love the combo! I’m in the midst of collecting season pumpkin recipes now :)
I am sure the combo of these three makes these cookies taste awesome. I love the texture of them and wish I had a few right now to taste! Thanks for sharing this creative recipe.
Haha I feel like you’ve always been a pretty rational-speed eater when we dine together…but maybe that just says something about how fast I eat. :P
Oh man these cookies look good. Totally irresistible.
Yay on the apartment! So excited for you!
Okay, these look amazing!!
Oh man, these look awesome!
Great idea! I love how those cinnamon chips smell :)
Me too! Thanks, Diane.
Ohhhhh that looks lovely.
LOVE these. They look fat and fluffy. My kind of cookie! Hope you get to breathe soon. :)
Absolutely brilliant!
Loving these. I will need to eat several of them as well :-)
I wish I could slow down these days but it seems I never get the chance. These cookies like they would be a nice break – with a giant glass of milk. :)
What a great combination! They look delicious!
Hi Lauren,
I hope you’ll find some time to rest for a little bit. I also hope I’ll find a couple of moments to catch my breath also.
These cookies look great. Love everything pumpkin this time of the year. Thanks for sharing :)
Thanks, Roxana!
Congratulations on Top 9! Celebrate with a couple of these yummy cookies.
Thanks, Sandra!
I recently had some chocolate chip pumpkin cookies that I thought were amazing. Adding cinnamon chips would be amazing.
Do you have any troubles getting the cookies to stay together because of the pumpkin? Mine were prone to falling apart.
I didn’t have any trouble with this batter, but there was plenty of butter to help, too.
Whoa how did we miss these for 2 whole days!? You’re combining all our favorite fall treats into one divine looking cookie!
These look so good. I am just staring at the pics wishing I could reach in and grab one. Congrats on top 9!
Thanks, Kim!
wow, it sounds like you really have been run rampant! i hope things slow down for you soon! good luck with your move too!!
oh and these cookies look AMAZING, obvi :)
Oh, what a lovely combination of flavors! I’ve only recently realized how well pumpkin and chocolate go together :) I’m glad your life may be going at a more normal pace soon…I can’t believe you even have time to bake (but I’m glad you do).
Thanks, Liz! The baking is my therapy lol.
I’m interested in making a mostly sugar free version of this if possible, and can do so by omitting the cinnamon chips and putting some cinnamon in with the dry ingredients. Can you tell me how much cinnamon would I need for the recipe to work?
thanks
I’d try using a teaspoon of cinnamon in addition to the pumpkin pie spice. Let me know how they turn out!
What a great combination of all my favorite fall flavors! These cookies look so delicious and perfectly chewy, Lauren. Great recipe. Thanks for sharing! I hope you’ve had a nice start to the fall season.
Thanks for the nice note, Georgia!
I can’t wait to get started on these, they look amazing!!!!
Congrats on Foodbuzz top 9!
I was forced to slow down this past weekend when my iPhone (aka my link to the world via texting, email, Twitter, that old-fashioned thing known as “calling people”) was completely useless overseas. In a way it was actually kind of freeing, though–I definitely felt less stressed/worried about who I’d possibly missed messages from. I had a good excuse! :)
I would love to continue the off-the-grid pattern and make these as a present…to myself…hahaha. Hopefully my life will slow down a little in the next week or so and that’ll be a possibility! They look so scrumptious.
I love the pumpkin/chocolate chip combination! These look so moist and delicious!
Hope things slow down soon for you! I think you need a few of these cookies, a big glass of milk and a few hours on your couch :)
Oh yuumm. I know what you mean…cause oddly enough I just made some pumpkin chocolate chip cookies a few days ago and could NOT keep from eating them. Yours look excellent, I love the idea of cinnamon chips! I don’t even think I knew those existed.
Hope you get some more time to relax girl!
Oh, I LOOOOVE this!! squeeeeeeee! Cinnamon chips are SO hard for me to find but I hope I can get them soon b/c I have to make these! I hope life slows down for you–a fast paced life can be so stressful and exhausting. XOXO
Love this idea!
Cinnamon chips?? where can i find some?? Love this idea, it’s combining two of my favorite desserts into one!
They can be really hard to find, try this: http://www.thehersheycompany.com/contact-us/locate-hard-to-find-products.aspx
These look so great! I would kill for one right now. Great recipe for the fall!
Also- I just realized you also live in NYC! I am extra excited to meet you at the festival now! :)
Yay, can’t wait!
Love the addition of cinnamon chips!
Pumpkin, cinnamon & chocolate… 3 total favorites.
xo
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These look great!
These look delish!
Oh wow, I would never had though to put pumpkin into a chocolate-chip cookie, but these sound and look delicious!
I must try these! Thanks for sharing, Paula from Idaho
These look delicious! Can’t get enough pumpkin this time of year! It’s even hard for me to remember a time when I wasn’t consuming pumpkin on a near daily basis…
Haha me too!