Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin-Top Cookies

My boys and I were in doing a little bit of grocery shopping today and - as always - they wanted to go back by the bakery department for a free cookie.

(Why don't they give moms free cookies too??)

They usually are giving out sugar cookies...which are completely fine and very tasty. But today they were handing out Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies.

What?!

My kid love everything pumpkin. My youngest goes so far that instead of having a birthday cake, he wants a pumpkin pie! Needless to say, the kids gobbled up those cookies in no time.

I got one VERY SMALL taste and that was it. No sharing with mom today.

I decided that I would make a batch of them myself. I found on Pinterest, some cookies that looked soft and muffin-toppy looking like the ones at the store. They were from Cha-Ching on a Shoestring. I changed it up just a little to adjust to the way my family eats...they are beautiful and delicious and you should definitely try them!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
(Adapted from Cha-Ching on a Shoestring)

1 cup canned pumpkin
1 egg
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup sugar
2 cups flour (I use a 50/50 mix of white and whole wheat flour)
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp milk (I use vanilla almond milk)
1 tsp vanilla (or almond)
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips

Combine pumpkin, egg, applesauce, sugar, vanilla and milk together. Mix well.
In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and baking soda together. Combine your dry ingredients into your wet. Stir just until combined. Add chocolate chips.

Drop from tablespoon onto greased pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 12-15 minutes. Let cool on wire rack.

Makes 24-30 small cookies. I like mine monster-sized and it gave me 12 of them. Enjoy these. They won't last long.

Notes:

* You can add walnuts if that's what your family likes - about a half cup (but you might want to decrease the amount of chocolate by a half cup too - but I always say "The More the Merrier!")
* You could make this a great vegan recipe just by swapping out your egg for either a flax egg or one banana. (And, of course, using vegan chocolate chips.)
* Don't skimp and not grease your cookie sheet, since these cookies have no butter they will stick.
* These cookies freeze really well. Just make sure and let them cool completely first.

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Review: Sweet Sally's Bakeshop

I am a lucky girl this week!

Sally from Sweet Sally's Bakeshop sent me some of her gorgeous brownies and cookies to try out!

The cookie and brownie packages are so pretty!

These would be perfect to give as gifts!

Sally sent me the Jumbo Sprinkle Cookies and the Rainy Day Fudge Brownies.

The Rainy Day Fudge Brownies....

what can I say?

Uh....they're delicious and I could eat all six of them in one sitting.

They are good! 

This is a thick, heavy brownie.

It's got the perfect crust on the outside...

but is moist and chewy in the middle. 

The perfect amount of chocolate and sweetness.

I can honestly say that I have never tried a better brownie.

Never.

The Jumbo Sprinkle Cookies are just that...

Jumbo!

This is a thick cookie and so bright and happy!

I'm thinking that if I had a friend that was a little under the weather...

that a package of these cookies would cheer them up

right away! 

The Jumbo Sprinkle Cookies are overly sweet, they remind me of a shortbread cookies.

It's the perfect ratio of cookie to sprinkle.

The kids loved these too!

I love the stories about the products that come with them...for example

a childhood friend, whose mom never made sweets.

Except for the above brownies and what a treat it was to get them. 

If you're interested in trying some of Sweet Sally's for yourself,

go check out their website at www.SweetSallys.com

Here are some other goodies that tempt my taste buds....

Cheesecake Brownies

Carrie's Classic Spritz Spring Flower Cookies

and the 

Ultimate Double Chocolate Chip Cookies

They also have some yummy looking Gluten-Free goodies too!

You can find Sweet Sally's on:

Facebook

Twitter

Make sure and head over and pick up some of these awesome treats for yourself 

or as a gift for a friend.

If you do that, they'll be your friend forever

and ever.

(I was sent a selection of goods from Sweet Sally's in exchange for my review. I was not compensated for this post. All opinions are 100% my own.)