pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

well, this weekend has been awesome! Friday was a great night of baking and hanging with my pups (working all week makes our weekends extra special)...Saturday was a great day of hanging out in austin and seeing TAKEN 2 ... go see it ... if you like those kinds of movies. Longhorns lost, but that's okay, they played a great game. this morning i thoroughly enjoyed waking up and putting on closed-toe shoes, pants, and my favorite hoodie to walk the dogs. we walked a little longer because of the weather, bentley didn't care much for that because he hasn't pulled his sweater out yet. then we came inside and they crawled back in bed. i had some oatmeal and then i set out looking for a recipe to make this afternoon. with football on, the windows open, cool breeze, and the smell of pumpkin and cinnamon. my fall heart is happy :) :) :)

so since friday's recipe only called for 3/4 cup pumpkin, of course i saved the rest of the pumpkin for another recipe, but i knew i had to act quickly because i didn't want it to go bad. didn't gag this time because i already knew what to expect.

let's get to the point, AL...

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies 

• 2 cups flour 
• 1 tsp salt 
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking soda 
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg 
• 1 tsp vanilla 
• 1/2 cup pumpkin 
• 1/2 mini chocolate chips (I just used a full bag of mini choc chips, because you can't have too many choc chips, right?!? a bag of Ghiradelli mini choc chips is about 1 1/4 cups)

In a medium bowl, combine the first four ingredients; set aside. In a large bowl, cream sugars and butter. Add egg, vanilla, and pumpkin; beat well. Gradually mix in the flour mixture on low speed. Stir in choc chips. 

Drop by tablespoonfuls onto an ungreased cookie sheet. bake at 350 degrees for about 11 minutes or until edges are golden brown. cool on wire racks and store in airtight container. gotta give credit where credit is due. 

side note: i don't have a cooling rack--i've asked for one for christmas; however, if you pull out one of your oven racks and place paper towels on it, you have a makeshift cooling rack. i just can't bake in bulk like i want to, but that's okay it gives me time to sit down in between batches. 

I was nervous about these because I wasn't sure how pumpkin and chocolate would taste. UM its a DELICIOUS combination!! 

my cousin also has a cooking blog and i found it again after losing it. and i might just be stealing some from her blog soon. she also has some other things on there that i might steal too. so stay tuned. 

yours truly, 

dauphin gal