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Soft-Baked Pumpkin Oatmeal Raisin Cookies

These soft-baked pumpkin oatmeal cookies contains raisins, chocolate chunks, and are scrumptious. Made with common pantry staples, these cookies taste like fall.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time14 minutes
Chill Dough1 hour
Total Time1 hour 24 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: oatmeal cookies, pumpkin, pumpkin oatmeal
Servings: 36 cookies
Calories: 151cal
Author: Amy Desrosiers
Cost: $3

Equipment

  • large 21"x15" baking sheet
  • 1" cookie scooper
  • large & medium mixing bowls
  • wooden spoon
  • Whisk

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/3 cups old-fashioned oats
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp. kosher salt
  • 1 cup unsalted butter room temperature (not melted)
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree *not pumpkin pie filling
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips/chunks

Instructions

  • In a large bowl, combine the flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt,
  • In a medium bowl combine butter, and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in eggs, extract, and pumpkin puree.
  • Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and combine until mixed.
  • Folds in the nuts and the chocolate.
  • Cover the cookie dough and refrigerate for 1 hour minimally. However, you can refrigerate for up to 24 hours when covered tightly.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare two baking sheets with parchment paper, or lightly grease them.
  • Line a large cookie sheet with parchment paper.
  • Scoop 1 tablespoon- sized ball of dough onto the sheet and space them out with 2" per cookie.
  • Bake cookies for 14-16 minutes. Cookies will be golden brown around the edges. They will firm up as they cool.
  • Carefully move baked cookies to a cookie rack to cool for 10 minutes per batch.
  • Cookies store for up to 5 days at room temperature in an air-tight container. They taste even better on the second day.

Notes

Nutritional values may vary and are meant to be a guide.  
Storing Cookies
These cookies store well at room temperature for up to 5 days when kept in a airtight container. Be sure to only store cooled cookies or they will get sticky and stick to one another. 
Add-ins
You can swap the raisins for dried cranberries, and the chocolate for chopped nuts. Just be sure the add-ins only amount to one cup.
 

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 151cal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 19mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 72mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 1224IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 1mg