12 Days of Christmas Cookies - Pumpkin Chip Drops

Pumpkin isn't just for Thanksgiving, kids. It's a great ingredient that makes some really great desserts. I love pumpkin pie and pumpkin cookies. But this pumpkin cookie recipe kicks every other pumpkin cookie's ass.

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The secret? A lot of ingredients that you wouldn't necessarily think would go together: pumpkin, chocolate chips, and oatmeal.

Ingredients:

• 1 Cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup quick-cooking oats
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 1 cup chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter and sugars together. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Alternate with putting the flour mixture with pumpkin, beating after each addition. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop by tablespoons 2 inches apart on greased cookie sheets. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes until golden brown. Cool on wire racks. Makes 11 dozen.