With fall officially in session, a dessert chock full of the season’s finest ingredient is in order. What could be more fall than pumpkin? Pumpkin is such a versatile ingredient because it can be savory or sweet, decadent or light. Pumpkins are native to North America and have been a staple in North and South American diets for centuries. Because of their various uses and mild flavor, pumpkins are the perfect ingredient to add a little pizazz to your seasonal desserts.
While most desserts that call for pumpkin conjure up images of custards or pies, these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are unexpected and delicious. With just the right amount of cinnamon to make them spicy and enough chocolate to make them rich, pumpkin is the perfect accompaniment to make these cookies extraordinary. These cookies are just one of the ways to incorporate pumpkin into your fall baking repertoire and are sure to please. Try them warm from the oven served with a steaming mug of cider and welcome the official start of the season. Enjoy!
Ingredients
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 egg
2 cups all purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
Directions
1. Combine pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil, milk and egg.
2. In a separate bowl, mix, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
3. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture.
4. Add chocolate chips and vanilla. Stir well.
5. Drop by spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet.
6. Bake at 350 for 12 minutes or until golden brown and cooked through.
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As you all know, here at 100CafeStreet.com we LOVE Brownies! That’s why, once in a while, we try a new recipe.
Preparation Time: approx. 20-25 minutes Baking Time: approx. 25-29 minutes Total time: 45 – 55 minutes Servings: oops! we forgot to count! 8-10 at least!!
Ingredients:
8 oz of unsweetened chocolate
1 cup butter
5 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. coffee
1 tsp. baking powder
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts (toasted)
1/2 cup chocolate-chips
Preparation:
1. Heat oven to 350°F. Grease a 13×9-inch pan. (You can use a different size pan.)
2. Melt chocolate, butter and coffee in a saucepan over low heat; set aside.
3. In a medium bowl, beat eggs and sugar with electric mixer on high speed for approx. 10 minutes. Add the chocolate mixture, flour and salt; mix well. Stir in the nuts and chocolate-chips.
4. Pour the mixture into prepared pan and spread evenly.
5. Bake for 29-25 minutes. (try not to overbake)
6. Cool. Once cool, cut into square pieces (we used a flower cutter and cut the brownies into shapes) and carefully pour chocolate and a sprinkle of walnuts.
7. When cooled completely, store in refrigerator.
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This is a very rich dessert, perfect for guests or people with a sweet tooth! Please be aware that brownies can cause addiction! :)
Please leave your feedback if you try this recipe. We’d love to hear from you! Pictures and recipe may not be re-published without our consent.
I am delighted to announce that Fairytale Brownies (brownies.com) offered to sponsor an Easter Giveaway.
About Fairytale Brownies
Eileen Spitalny and David Kravetz are the Founders of Fairytale Brownies. Their story has inspired many people: Eileen and David met in kindergarten and have been friends ever since. At an early age they decided they wanted to be entrepreneurs and start a business together. So, in 1992 Fairytale Brownies was born in a friend’s kitchen using a 50 year old family recipe. Today, they have their own 26,000-square-foot facility and bake over 2.5 million brownies annually! During all these years they have received many awards and have been featured in magazines, TV shows and newspapers accross the country.
Fairytale Brownies offer super-delicious brownies in 13 flavors: Caramel, Chocolate Chip, Espresso Nib, Mint Chocolate, Original, Peanut Butter, Pecan, Raspberry Swirl, Toffee Crunch, Walnut, White Chocolate, Chocolate Chunk Blondie and Cream Cheese which is their newest addition. They also offer sugar free brownies.
Brownies make the perfect yummy gift; theme packaging is available for different holidays or special days. You can choose and customize a greeting card that can be included with your gift.
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Fairytale Brownies offers customized packaging; a custom gift band is printed with your logo or your favorite picture to make this a truly unique gift.
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GIVEAWAY
Fairytale Brownies has generously offered an Easter Bunny Love gift (pictured above) for this Giveaway. If you can’t wait or would like to purchase this gift for someone else, please visit brownies.com.
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While most desserts that call for pumpkin conjure up images of custards or pies, these pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are unexpected and delicious. With just the right amount of cinnamon to make them spicy and enough chocolate to make them rich, pumpkin is the perfect accompaniment to make these cookies extraordinary. These cookies are just one of the ways to incorporate pumpkin into your fall baking repertoire and are sure to please. Try them warm from the oven served with a steaming mug of cider and welcome the official start of the season. Enjoy!
