Grandma's Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies

Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Servings: 60
Yield: 60 servings

Description

This big batch of pumpkin oatmeal cookies, full of semisweet chocolate chips, will bring a smile to everyone's face!

Ingredients

3 cups white sugar
2 sticks unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups pumpkin puree
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups quick-cooking oats
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2 Combine sugar and butter in a large mixing bowl. Beat with an electric mixer until creamy. Add pumpkin, eggs, and vanilla extract.
3 Mix flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt in a separate bowl.
4 Add dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture; mix until evenly incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop scoopfuls of cookie dough onto the prepared baking sheets.
5 Bake in the preheated oven until edges are firm and bottoms are golden brown, about 12 minutes. Repeat with remaining cooking dough.