Pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are the perfect fall treat. They’re simple yet made with real pumpkin, oats, coconut oil, and chocolate chips. They’re the perfect easy snack or dessert!
If you love a delicious oatmeal cookie as much as I do, add these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, pumpkin oatmeal cookies and easy oatmeal raisin cookies to your list!
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Simple Drop Cookies for Fall
Pumpkin oat chocolate chip cookies are soft, tender-crispy cookies that are perfect for fall. Although cakes, pies and bread are normally associated with pumpkin flavor, the pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice in these oatmeal cookies is a nice surprise!
If you love our pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, you will love these. I adapted it from that cookie, however, they are little healthier without sacrificing flavor. We’ve added oats, swapped oil for coconut oil, and used a little less sugar in this version.
As far as homemade pumpkin recipes go, these pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are a new favorite. Make a double batch and freeze them for later because trust me, there will come a time when you get a craving for these delicious pumpkin cookies.
Why This Recipe Works
Pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are quick and simple to make! The texture is the perfect ooey gooey, soft, and moist cookie that falls apart in your mouth. They are easy to make and ready in less than 15 minutes!
- Textures. Chewy from the oats, moist and tender from the pumpkin and coconut oil, and perfectly crispy around the edges. These oatmeal pumpkin chocolate chip cookies have it all!
- Drop cookies. No cookie scoop or measuring spoon is required. Simply use a spoon to easily drop the dough onto the baking sheet. Perfect for the kids to help with.
- Prepped in 15 minutes. The dough comes together in just about 15 minutes, which means you’ll be spending hardly any time in the kitchen. All that’s left is just baking and cooling.
Cookie Ingredients
These pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies are made with common pantry staples and a few fall ingredients to give them their delicious taste and texture. Check out the ingredients below.
Find the full printable recipe with specific measurements below.
- Baking staples: All-purpose flour, sugar, egg, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Pumpkin: Look for 100% pure pumpkin puree (I prefer Libby’s). You don’t want to use canned pumpkin pie filling, as it has extra sugar and spices that will change the flavor of these cookies.
- Oil: I used coconut oil as a healthier alternative, although you could use vegetable oil if that’s what you have on hand. Using oil instead of butter will help make the cookies more moist and tender.
- Oats: Old-fashioned oats (sometimes called rolled oats) will give you the perfect chewy texture and bite.
- Spices: Warm spices like cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice help give these cookies their fall flare. Use more or less to taste, depending on how much spice you prefer.
- Chocolate chips: I love using a mix of semi-sweet chocolate chips and milk chocolate chips, but feel free to use one or the other. Try the dark chocolate chips too!
Variations
You can make classic pumpkin oatmeal cookies without the chocolate chips, or swap the chocolate for chopped walnuts, pecans, raisins, cranberries or even white chocolate chips or cinnamon chips. Other spices such as nutmeg, cloves, ginger, or allspice can be added in for more flavor.
How to Make These Pumpkin Oat Cookies
Only 15 minutes of prep time is needed to whip up a batch of these pumpkin oat chocolate chip cookies. Then 10 minutes of baking and the rest is letting them cool. So easy!
- Wet ingredients. Combine the pumpkin, sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla in a large bowl. Whisk the mixture together until smooth.
- Dry ingredients. Using a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices. Pour the flour mixture into the bowl with the wet ingredients and stir until you see only a little bit of flour left in the mixture. Then gently fold in the chocolate.
- Scoop. Drop spoonfuls of cookie dough onto the baking sheet, leaving enough room for spreading. I like to press a few more chocolate chips onto the tops after scooping.
- Bake. Place the pan in the oven and bake at 350°F for about 10 to 13 minutes. Bake until a toothpick comes out clean and the bottoms are golden brown. Oh, and your house smells like a bakery is a bonus!
Pro Tip: If you like a chewier texture to your cookie, blot the pumpkin puree to remove excess moisture before adding it to the batter.
Expert Tips
Combine two great ingredients together and make the world’s best pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! Use these helpful tips to make the best cookies that everyone loves. It is the perfect fall combination!
- Oil tip. Coconut oil is solid at room temperature so remember to melt it ahead of time.
- Fresh pumpkin. Use fresh pumpkin instead of canned, if you have a sugar pumpkin or two lying around! Or maybe you’ve got some frozen from another recipe. Use it up!
- Seasoning. Homemade pumpkin spice is a simple cost-effective way to keep a very popular spice mix on hand throughout the season. However, if you’ve got store-bought, go ahead and use it.
- Prepare a baking sheet. Line the baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat for a nonstick surface.
- Do not overmix. To get a lighter cooker, one that’s not too dense, you want to mix the cookie batter until just combined.
- Toothpick trick! Check doneness by inserting a toothpick into the middle. Continue baking if the center isn’t quite done. They will not continue to set as they cool.
- Wire rack. Place the cookies on a wire rack to let them cool. This allows air to flow through and cool them evenly.
Recipe FAQs
Drop cookies are one of the easiest cookies to make because there is no rolling the dough into balls, or using a rolling pin then cut out shapes, and there are not even any freezing logs of dough and slicing!
All it is is taking spoonfuls of dough and literally dropping them onto the baking sheet. When they bake they spread into their cookie form. It’s the best!
You can. Just don’t use ’em. If that’s your jam, you’ll love my pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.
Baking is really precise, so the measurements are exact for the number of cookies yielded in this recipe. If you want to make more cookies I recommend doing two separate batches.
No. Pumpkin pie filling comes with sugar and spice and will throw the amount of each of the remaining ingredients off whack. It may also change the texture of your cookies and lose the flavor of the pure pumpkin.
Although I haven’t tried it myself, you can substitute the all-purpose flour in this recipe for a gluten-free 1:1 baking flour to make it gluten-free. Also make sure the oats you use are certified gluten-free, too!
5 star review
“Such a fun and flavorful fall twist on these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! That texture looks absolutely perfect.”
-Tara
Storing and Freezing
If you are lucky enough to have these pumpkin oatmeal chocolate chip cookies left over, you get a bonus treat the next day! These are so easy to make and usually disappear in minutes. Follow these simple ways to store or even freeze your homemade cookies!
- To store: The longer these cookies sit, the more the flavors have a chance to meld together and get even better! Keep them covered in an airtight container to lock in the moisture and enjoy them for the next 4 days!
- To freeze: Once completely cooled, transfer cookies to a freezer-friendly bag or container and remove as much air as possible to avoid freezer burn and loss of moisture. Keep frozen for up to 3 months.
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Pumpkin Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Ingredients
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup melted coconut oil , or vegetable oil
- 1 large egg
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups (160 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 cup (100 grams) old fashioned oats
- 1 Tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice , add an extra teaspoon if you like extra spice
- ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips , I like to mix semi-sweet and milk chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a baking mat.
- In a large bowl, stir pumpkin, sugar, oil, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
- Stir the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture just until you see a little flour left. Fold in the chocolate chips until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Using a spoon or a medium cookie scoop, drop cookies about 2 inches apart on the baking sheet. Add a few extra chocolate chips to the tops, if desired. Bake for 10 to 13 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the bottoms are lightly brown. Check one and bake 1 to 2 more minutes if the center is not quite done.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 5 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Categorized as: American, Chocolate, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cookies, Desserts, Freezer-Friendly, Halloween, Kid-Friendly, Nut-Free, Oatmeal Cookies, Vegetarian
Jamielyn Nye is the founder and recipe creator at I Heart Naptime. She is also the author of the I Heart Naptime Cookbook. Here you will find easy family-friendly recipes for every occasion.
This is a perfect cookie for Fall! I have an egg allergy and used egg-replacer instead of the one egg listed, and they still turned out most tasty! Thank you for making an alternative pumpkin recipe like this (instead of all the normal breads and pies). I will be making again next season!
My kids and I had so much fun making these! Yummy and easy to make.
these cookies are just a fall staple and I love them! thank you so much for sharing this amazing recipe
I loved how the cookies turned out. Really chunky and delicious.
these look amazing! I am going to make them tomorrow for sure!
Enjoy :)
Such a fun and flavorful fall twist on these oatmeal chocolate chip cookies! That texture looks absolutely perfect.
These cookies taste amazing.
This is a family favorite.
I love oatmeal cookies! Thanks for sharing your recipe with us! I’ll definitely go to make them using the pumpkin! They look sooo good!
You are so welcome! The pumpkin makes them so moist and delicious :)
Just made these and they turned out great! I thought the batter seemed a bit runny but the cookies turned out soft and light. Great flavour!
Yay, I’m so glad you enjoyed them Aimee :)
I’m so excited for pumpkin season and these cookies are amazing! With a combination of oats, pumpkin and chocolate it’s got everything I love in one cookie!