These soft, cake-like pumpkin cookies are warmly spiced with cinnamon, naturally rich with pumpkin, and sweetened with brown sugar. Studded with melty chocolate chips, they’re gluten-free, egg-free, and dairy-free—so everyone can enjoy a taste of fall. Perfect with warm apple cider or a glass of your favorite milk, these cookies are sure to disappear quickly. Make a batch to share—or better yet, make extra!

Ingredients:

2 cups gluten-free flour (or all-purpose flour or another pantry flour)
1 teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon sea salt
½ cup rice milk (or other milk of choices)
3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
1/3 cup grapeseed oil
½ cup 100% pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
¼ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (we use dairy-free)

Directions:

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line two baking sheets with parchment.
  2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and sea salt; and mix well.
  3. In a large bowl, whisk milk, brown sugar, oil until smooth. Fold pumpkin puree and vanilla extract into the mixture and whisk.
  4. Add flour mixture into the large wet bowl and mix until a solid dough form.
  5. Fold chocolate chips into dough to spread evenly.
  6. Cover bowl and refrigerate dough for 20 minutes.
  7. Scoop one heaping tablespoon of dough onto lined sheets, about 2 inches apart and repeat until all dough is used. Flatten each slightly with the back of a spoon.
  8. Bake 14-16 minutes until the edges are set and the tops spring back when lightly touched.
  9. Let the cookies cool on the sheet for 5 minutes before serving.
  10. Serve with apple cider of your favorite milk of choice.

Makes 20 servings (1 cookie per serving).

Nutrition Facts per serving: 130 calories; 4.5g fat (0.5g sat fat, 1g mono, 3g poly, 0g trans fats); 0mg cholesterol; 20g carbohydrate (2g fiber, 9g sugar); 1g protein; 120mg sodium; 6% Daily Value (DV) vitamin A; 2% DV calcium; 4% DV iron.

– Stacey Antine, MS, RDN is the author of Appetite for Life, founder of HealthBarn USA, and director of the HealthBarn Foundation and HealthBarn Nutrition Academy Celebrating 20 years of inspiring strong bodies and healthy minds, HealthBarn USA has become a national model for hands-on nutrition education. Stacey was named one of the Top 10 Dietitians in the Nation by Today’s Dietitian magazine for her groundbreaking work in children’s health and wellness.

 

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