April 5, 2021
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
If you love baking (like me) or just have a major sweet-tooth (also me!), then you have to give these cookies a shot. My family and I first tasted them when my dad’s friend brought a few over to our house for us to try, and the first words out of all our mouths was, “Oh my gosh, we need this recipe!” Prepped and cooked in less than 30 minutes, these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are quick and easy to make, but best of all, they’re utterly delicious!
Cookie Ingredients:
- 1 cup butter (softened)
- ¾ cup brown sugar, packed
- ¾ cup white sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- 1 ½ cups chocolate chips, semisweet
Frosting Ingredients (optional):
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 stick butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cookie Directions:
- In a mixing bowl, cream the butter with brown and white sugars. Beat in egg and vanilla.
- Combine the flour, oats, baking soda, and cinnamon. Stir into the creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Drop spoonfuls of completed cookie batter onto a greased baking sheet.
- Bake at 350° F for 12-13 , or until cookies are lightly brown.
Frosting Directions:
- Beat the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, and vanilla until the mixture is smooth.
- Using a butter knife, spread your preferred amount of frosting on top of the cookies.
—Mallory Allen
Seasoned Oven Fries
Ingredients:
- 2 medium potatoes
- 2 teaspoons butter, melted.
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- Minced parsley, optional.
Instructions:
- Cut each potato lengthwise in half then into 4 wedges.
- In a large shallow dish, combine the butter, oil and seasoned salt. Add potatoes; turn to coat.
- Place potatoes in a single layer on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray.
- Bake at 450° until tender, turning once, 20-25 minutes.
- If desired, sprinkle with parsley.
—Bruce Kong