INGREDIENTS

  • 4 cups white flour
  • 2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal , uncooked
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon , ground
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups butter , softened
  • 2 cups brown sugar , firmly packed
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 3 teaspoons vanilla
  • 14 1/2 ounces solid-pack pumpkin
  • 18 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Combine flour, oats, soda, cinnamon, and salt.Set aside.
  3. Cream butter, gradually add sugars until light and fluffy.
  4. Add eggs and vanilla; mix well.
  5. Alternate additions of dry ingredients and pumpkin to butter mixture; mixing well after each addition.
  6. Mix in chocolate chips (I usually mix by hand at this point because my mixer is so full).
  7. Bake 12 minutes or until cookies are firm and lightly brown.