My Family's Favorite Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Ingredients
2 cups butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
1 large can pureed pumpkin
2 eggs
4 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1 pkg chocolate chips
1 can cream cheese frosting
1/4 cup brown sugar

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375.
2. In a large bowl, beat butter and white sugar until light and fluffy. Add pureed pumpkin and eggs and beat until smooth.
3. In a separate large bowl, combine all purpose flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and baking soda.
4. Add combined dry ingredients to wet ingredients until well blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
5. Drip dough by spoonfuls onto baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
6. Bake for 16 minutes or until set. Cool for 1 minute on baking sheet and then move to a cooling rack.
7. In a small bowl, combine cream cheese frosting and brown sugar. Spread over cooled cookies.

Notes
*Recipe can easily be cut in half. Substitute a small can of pureed pumpkin.
*Unfrosted cookies freeze well.

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