Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies for Halloween

Halloween is rapidly approaching and time seems to be flying by, so last week I decided to slow down the pace a little and bake some pumpkin chocolate chip oatmeal cookies to savor the flavor of the season.  I found this recipe online and the cookies turned out fluffy, delicious, and in my opinion taste much better than candy!  

Ingredients: 

-1 cup butter, softened

-3/4 cup sugar

-3/4 cup packed brown sugar

-1 egg

-1 teaspoon vanilla extract

-2 cups all purpose flour

-1 cup quick cooking oats

-1 teaspoon baking soda

-1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

-1 cup canned pumpkin

-1-1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

*I added a little extra oats, cinnamon, and chocolate chips! After all can't ever have enough chocolate! 

Directions: 

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine the flour, oats, baking soda and cinnamon; stir into creamed mixture alternately with pumpkin. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 4 dozen.

{ Recipe found from Taste of Home }