Chewy Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

By Nanadi-2

Ingredients

• 2 cups + 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 Tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg*
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves*
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 and 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
• 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, melted
• 1/3 cup dark molasses
• 3/4 cup dark brown sugar (or light)
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg yolk
• 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 and 1/2 cups total add-ins* (chocolate chips, dried cranberries, pumpkin seeds, pecans, white chocolate, or a combination)

Details

Adapted from sallysbakingaddiction.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350F degrees. Line two baking sheets with parchment paper or silicone baking mats. Set aside.

In a large bowl, toss the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt together. Fold in the oats. Set aside.

Melt the butter in the microwave in a medium size bowl. Whisk in the molasses, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Once combined, whisk in the egg. Add the pumpkin and vanilla and whisk until thick and combined completely. Pour into dry ingredients and gently mix. The dough will be very thick, heavy, and sticky, Keep mixing until just combined, no more. Fold in your add-ins.

Scoop cookie dough onto prepared baking sheets. About 2 or 3 Tablespoons of dough per cookie. Slightly flatten the help the cookies spread in the oven. Do not flatten completely. See my photo above for a visual. If desired, press a few of your add-ins onto the top of the cookie dough balls for looks.

Bake the cookies for 13-15 minutes until very lightly browned on the edges, and still appearing soft in the centers. My cookies took 14 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool completely on the baking sheets. The cookies' flavor is best on day 2. Cookies remain fresh and soft stored in an airtight container for 10 days.

*Instead of the nutmeg and cloves, you may use 1 full teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice. Or more, if you like a lot of flavor.

*Make sure you use 1.5 cups total add-ins. For example, 1/2 cup of chocolate chips, 1/2 cup of pecans, 1/2 cup of dried cranberries.