Hey pumpkin lovers, the air is finally right for Fall and these simple, delicious Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies are just what you need! With just 4 ingredients to whip together you will have these delicious cookies in no time. They are my Fall go to for company, taking to friends’ houses, gifts and such. 

easy pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe

These cookies take a quick second, but add such a great aroma to the house. The problem is that they disappear as quickly as you prepared them!

INGREDIENTS NEEDED TO MAKE THIS PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP RECIPE:

• 1 box spice cake mix
• 1 can pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• ½ cup chocolate chips

HOW TO MAKE THIS PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE CHIP RECIPE:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Mix all ingredients. Note: if using a stand mixer, use it for the first 3 ingredients, than stir in the chocolate chips by hand
3. Drop spoonfuls onto a prepared cookie sheet.
4. Bake for 12-15 minutes, or until a toothpick in the middle comes out clean.
5. Allow to cool.

My older daughter is also becoming more interested in helping in the kitchen, and this recipe is perfect for the littles in the kitchen.  There are not many ingredients and you do not have to do much measuring. I still help out with the oven, but she can easily use the mixer, measure simple ingredients, crack an egg and whip it all together. 

After you have made a million batches of these cookies, like I have, you can start to mix it up with the following variations (or just mix it up right away…whatever your heart desires!):

• dark chocolate or butterscotch chips
• add oats for some more texture
• substitute the spice cake mix for a carrot cake mix

handy tools to use to make these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies:

• stand mixer – mixing, blending, whipping…THE BEST
• cookie scoop – perfect for uniform cookies, speeds up process

frequently asked questions

How to make vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies? There are a ton of excellent recipes out there, but this one by Baker By Nature seems to the simplest!

How to make healthy pumpkin cookies? To make pumpkin cookies healthy you need to skip the cake mix and grab a recipe that uses whole wheat flour. The rest of the ingredients will be just fine.

How to make icing for pumpkin cookies? You definitely need to use cream cheese frosting to ice pumpkin cookies. You can grab this icing recipe and it won’t add too many more ingredients to making these cookies. 

Grab your 4 ingredients, get to baking, and I promise you won’t be sorry!

Once Fall is over and you are looking for a similar, simple, go to Winter recipe – check out these Christmas Crinkle Cookies, made with a cake mix and a few additional ingredients!

Is your family devouring these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies? Then they will definitely need to try my recipe for Monster Cookie Brownies!

Bookmark my Recipe page for more easy, delicious recipes the whole family will love!