Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

When Dan and I first got married, I came across an OLD church cookbook that was from when Dan was in Sunday School as a kid. As I flipped through the recipes, I saw one that his mom had submitted for Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies. Now, being a new daughter-in-law, I thought maybe I'd score some brownie points by making my mother-in-law's recipe to share at the next family gathering. When I showed up with the cookies, my mother-in-law told me the cookies were good, and asked where I got the recipe, so I told her. The hilarious part is that she didn't remember submitting the recipe, or even that she'd ever made them!
Now that I have kids, I find this is my go-to recipe for quick, easy cookies that have some vitamins and fiber in them, so they're at least slightly redemptive!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
1 Cup Sugar
1/2 Cup Oil
1 Egg
1 15 oz Can of Pumpkin
1/2 tsp. Salt
2 tsp. Baking Powder
1 tsp. Baking Soda
1 tsp. Cinnamon
1 tsp. Milk
2 tsp. Vanilla
2 Cups Flour
1 1/2 Cups Chocolate Chips

Preheat oven to 370°

Mix together sugar and oil

Mix in remaining ingredients except flour and chocolate chips

Stir in flour, once that's incorporated, stir in chocolate chips

Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet (I use a small ice cream scoop for this)

I always think that these look like they will spread out while cooking, but they bake the exact size and shape that you drop them. Bake for 10 minutes, until set. Enjoy!
What are your favorite pumpkin recipes? And have you ever done something so silly to try and impress your in-laws?

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