Our family loves pumpkin chocolate chip muffins.  I wanted to recreate that same taste in a cookie.  Most cookie recipes I found were too dry and the results were cake like.  I wanted something moist and soft.  This is what we came up with.

pumpkin chocolate chip cookies

• 1 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups raw sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla or maple flavoring
• 1 can pumpkin
• 3 cups flour–we use white whole wheat flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 pkg chocolate chips

In a large mixing bowl, cream your pumpkin, butter, sugar, and flavoring.

Then add your dry ingredients

Mix thoroughly

Add your bag of chocolate chips and mix again

If you have a warm kitchen be sure to let this dough chill in the refrigerator for an hour.  You can leave it in there for 2 days if it is covered.  You want to chill it so that your cookies do not become flat.

When it is time to bake, preheat your oven to 350 and bake for 8-10 minutes.

These taste very similar to our pumpkin chocolate muffins but in the form of a cookie.  Soft and chewy.

This is a definite recipe that we make every month in our household.  It is very easy to make and you can make a lot of it for cheap.  The recipe says 2 pkgs of tortillas and that it fits in a 9 x13 pan, we actually make it in a 9×13 pan and 1 square pan.  That makes plenty for our large family.  If you want a smaller version just use one pkg tortillas and use about half a jar of salsa.  You can then fill your burritos a little more full and it will make a heartier meal.

We usually make a side of black beans and rice.  Also a side of nacho cheese and tortilla chips.

Burrito casserole for large family

• 2-pkg 8-10 count whole wheat fajita tortillas
• 1 can cream of mushroom soup
• 1-16 oz container of sour cream
• 1 lb hamburger, cooked
• 1 pkg taco seasoning
• 1-16 oz can refried beans
• 1-24 oz  jar salsa
• 2 cups shredded cheese
• toppings, lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, sour cream

Mix the cream of mushroom soup and sour cream in a small mixing bowl

In a separate bowl, mix the cooked hamburger,taco seasoning, refried beans, and salsa

In a 9×13 pan spread 1/2 of your cream mixture on the bottom of it.

Place a scoop of the meat mixture in a tortilla and then roll it up

Place it in your pan

Spread the remaining cream mixture over top of the burritosSp

 

Sprinkle with cheese and bake in 350 oven for 30 minutes until bubbly.

Serve with lettuce, chopped tomatoes, salsa, sour cream or ranch.