Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Cookies

By srumbel

Chocolate and pumpkin cookies with Pumpkin Spice M&M's on top are a rich decadent fall cookie.
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Ingredients

• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1/2 cup oil (I used Pompeian Grapeseed)
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 egg
• 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup mini chocolate chips
• Pumpkin Spice M&M's

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl cream the brown sugar and oil. Add the pumpkin, egg, and vanilla and cream again. Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Slowly mix into the pumpkin mixture. Stir in the chocolate chips by hand.
Drop by teaspoon onto a nonstick baking sheet. Press 5-6 M&M's onto the top of the dough close together. Bake at 350* for 7-8 minutes. Cool on the pan for 3-4 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Makes about 40 cookies. Store in a sealed container on the counter for 4-5 days.
Notes

I used 1/4 cup regular cocoa powder and 1/4 cup dark chocolate cocoa powder to get the dark color in the cookies.

If you bake the cookies for 7 minutes, they will be slightly underdone until they cool completely. They end up being extremely rich and fudge-y after setting up.