Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup (250 ml / 8.5 fl oz) vegetable oil
  • 2 eggs
  • 4 cups (900 g / 2 lb) superfine sugar
  • 4 cups (1 kg / 2.2 lb) pumpkin puree
  • 5 cups (650 g / 1.4 lb) plain flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • ½ tsp nutmeg
  • 4 tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • 1 tsp cloves
  • 2 cups (150 g / 5.3 oz) pecans or almonds, chopped
  • 1 cup (100 g / 3.5 oz) granola, rolled oats or Grape-Nuts
  • 4 cups (340 g / 12 oz) chocolate chips

Procedure

  1. Preheat oven to 375 °F (191 °C).
  2. In a large bowl, combine and wet ingredients.
  3. Sift flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, soda, and cloves together in a separate bowl.
  4. Blend dry into wet ingredients.
  5. Mix in nuts, granola, and chocolate chips.
  6. Drop spoonfuls of dough onto greased cookie sheet.
  7. Bake for 10–12 minutes, then cool.