Description
These easy 3 ingredient pumpkin cookies make the best healthy fall treat! They have a wonderful bold pumpkin flavor and light and fluffy texture with pops of dark chocolate from the chocolate chips. Just 35 calories per cookie!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 (15.25 oz ) box of spice cake mix
- 1 (15 oz) can of pumpkin puree – not pumpkin pie filling
- 3/4 cup of dark chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line 1 large or 2 medium baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat.
- Combine the spice cake mix, pumpkin puree, and chocolate chips in a medium-sized mixing bowl until a thick, wet batter forms. Make sure to mix well to get all of the lumps smoothed out.
- Use a small cookie scoop or spoon to scoop the cookie dough onto the lined baking sheet in about 1 tablespoon amounts, placing the cookies about 2 inches apart. Add more chocolate chips to the tops of the cookies for that bakery-style look.
- Bake the pumpkin cookies in the middle rack of the preheated oven for 15-17 minutes until the edges are set and the middle is still slightly soft.
- Once the cookies are done, remove them from the oven and let them cool for 5 minutes, then transfer the cookies to a cooling rack to continue cooling for another 10 minutes.
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- Pumpkin puree – it must be real pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling.
- Cake mix – you can use vanilla cake mix or even chocolate cake mix in place of the spice cake mix.
- Use a cookie scoop to evenly scoop the dough so the cookies all cook evenly.
- Do not skip the cooling time since the pumpkin cookies will continue to set and cook as they cool.
- Store leftovers in a non-airtight container, layered in between parchment paper on the counter for up to 4 days and in the fridge for up to 7 days.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Healthy Desserts
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
