Halloweentown’s Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies
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We are back with another food inspired by TV shows or Movies series! I test out a recipe inspired by a movie or TV show and try and make it exactly how I feel the character would make it or just in the spirit of the vibe I get from the TV and movie!
Of course for spooky season and Halloween month, I had to take an ode to my most FAVOURITE Halloween movie ever and that’s Halloweentown!
I religiously watch family-friendly Halloween movies every year as 1) I’m a wuss and can’t do horror films 2) because it’s so nostalgic to me! Halloweentown is a movie that I adore along with the entire collection of movies and I will never ever get tired of watching it!
Have you watched Halloweentown before? Which one from movies 1-4 is your favourite? Let me know in the comments below!
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So, what recipes were in the first Halloweentown movie you might be thinking. They didn’t particularly showcase a recipe or food but if you watched the first 10-15 minutes of the movie. Sophie, the little sister to the main character Marnie has no idea that she has witch powers.
It’s dinner time and she wants to have a cookie beforehand. Her mother tells her no but she keeps thinking and chanting how much she wants a cookie. The cookie floats up off the plate and starts moving towards her when her mom snatches it and stuffs it in her mouth
Watch the part in Halloweentown where this happens:
Now, I totally get the feeling of deeply wanting a cookie and I wanted to make a recipe to symbolize how good this cookie must’ve been! I thought that only a Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookie could do this movie justice!
This Halloweentown Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe will be accompanied by a YouTube Tutorial. If you haven’t subscribed to my channel on YouTube, don’t forget to! The video will publish on the weekend!
Have you ever tried a pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookie?
HERE IS HOW TO MAKE HALLOWEENTOWN’S PUMPKIN SPICE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES:
WHERE CAN I FIND THESE INGREDIENTS?
The ingredients to make these delicious pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies can be found in your local grocery store! If you love baking, you’ll find most of these ingredients already in your home. Pumpkin spice and pumpkin puree are non-perishable items so they can easily be found online if you’re unable to find them at the store!
WHAT ARE THE INGREDIENTS?
The ingredients to make Halloweentown’s Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies are:
- All-purpose Flour
- Brown Sugar
- White Sugar
- Eggs
- Pumpkin Spice
- Vanilla Extract
- Pumpkin Puree
- Baking Soda
- Melted Unsalted Butter
- Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
WHAT TYPE OF PUMPKIN PUREE SHOULD I USE?
So, I’ve only really seen two types of canned pumpkin. One is pure pumpkin puree and one is pumpkin pie filling. Pumpkin pie filling has pumpkin spice and sugar in it while pure pumpkin puree doesn’t. I love using pure pumpkin puree as I like to control the sweetness and spices. If you can’t find pumpkin spice or just want to have fewer ingredients then pumpkin pie filling is fine. Just maybe watch the amount of white and brown sugar you put so it’s not painfully sweet!
WHAT IS THE TIME BREAKDOWN TO MAKE THIS RECIPE?
The time breakdown to make these pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies is pretty quick. The only thing is that the batter is quite sticky so I usually put the dough in the freezer for 20-30 minutes but other than that, putting the dough together takes about 10-15 minutes and bake time is really fast too. The full breakdown is:
To Prepare– this includes measuring out all your ingredients
Time: 5 Minutes
To Assemble – this includes making the dough and putting all the ingredients into a bowl
Time: 15 Minutes
To Chill – this includes chilling in the freezer for the dough to harden a bit
Time: 20-30 Minutes
To Bake – this includes scooping out the cookie dough and baking in the oven
Time: 13-15 Minutes
To Cool – this includes taking the cookies out of the oven and placing it on a cooling rack
Time: 10 Minutes
Total time from start to finish: 1 hour and 15 minutes
WHAT EQUIPMENT DO I NEED?
To bake these awesome pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies, you really do not need much. You’ll need your obvious equipment like mixing bowls, a spatula, parchment paper and baking sheets then you can have your optional equipment such as a cookie scooper and cooling rack.
Here are some of my favourite baking equipment:
WHAT ARE THE STEPS TO PREPARE?
These pumpkin chocolate chip cookies are similar to our beloved chocolate chip cookie recipe and super easy to prepare! The steps to make s are:
- Prepare – and measure all the ingredients
- Assemble – the dough in a mixing bowl by combining everything together
- Chill – in the freezer to let the dough harden a bit for about 20-30 minutes
- Bake – in the oven for about 13-15 minutes or until golden brown
- Cool – on a cooling rack for about 10 minutes
- Serve – and enjoy!
CAN I SUB/ADD ANYTHING OUT?
Honestly, this chocolate chip recipe is just a standard chocolate chip recipe. I love my cookies really dense and heavy almost with a cake texture but if you have a chocolate chip cookie recipe that you know and love, feel free to use that and just add in the pumpkin puree and spice!
Other than that, there really isn’t much you can do with this recipe! It’s super easy and unproblematic!
WHAT DOES IT TASTE LIKE?
If I’m being completely and totally honest, when I first thought of this, I thought it would be terrible! I can’t stand incredibly sweet desserts so this seemed like something I wouldn’t like BUT it is so good! I couldn’t believe the two flavours come together really well.
The pumpkin puree is not noticeable at all but it makes the cookie incredibly moist. The pumpkin spice just elevates the cookie ever so slightly so you can taste hints of cinnamon, nutmeg and all the other seasonings that make up pumpkin spice!
HOW LONG DOES IT KEEP FOR?
These pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies keep for a while as long as you store them in a good airtight container. When I first pulled out these cookies, they were on the firmer side but surprisingly after leaving them on the counter for a few hours, they became moister!
I love pumpkin puree in baked goods for this reason! You can keep it on the countertop for about 3-4 days and in the fridge for 7 days if they even last that long!
WHAT GOES WITH THESE HALLOWEENTOWN’S PUMPKIN SPICE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES?
Pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies are an awesome baked good to have in your home during Fall or even to bring or give away to people and parties! My husband is a picky eater but he adored these cookies! They are awesome cookies to bake all year round! These pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies are great:
- By Itself – a decadent treat to enjoy anytime of day
- With Coffee – an sweet treat with a hot black coffee
- WIth Tea – a sweet treat to enjoy with a piping cup of tea
- For Thanksgiving dinner – an beautiful addition to your dessert table or coffee table for after dinner
- For a Girls/Movie Night – the perfect treat for girls/movie night in!
- For any Fall family/friends gathering or party – to bring to a party or gathering to share with your loved ones
WHAT ARE OTHER VARIATIONS OF HALLOWEENTOWN’S PUMPKIN SPICE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES?
I am definitely not the first person to think of adding pumpkin spice into chocolate chip cookies! There are so many people who are creative out there and here are some wonderful variations of pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies that I love:
- Soft Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies – Lovely sweet treat to make!
- Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies – Love how to recipe makes their own pumpkin spice!
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies – Lots of canned pumpkin in this one! YUM!
- Best Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe – Love the thought of adding a walnut crunch! I’m trying this next!
MORE PUMPKIN COOKIES RECIPES?
Pumpkin cookies don’t always need to have chocolate in them! There are so many different pumpkin cookie recipes that are so mouthwatering! Here are a few pumpkin cookie recipes that look incredible:
- Soft Pumpkin Cookies With Cream Cheese Frosting – My favourite cookie! I love cream cheese frosting so much!
- Pumpkin Snickerdoodles – Snickerdoodles are the best for the holiday season 🙂
- Chewy Pumpkin White Chocolate Chip Cookies – White chocolate is big in my household! I’ll need to try this one soon!
- Pumpkin Oatmeal Cookies – Oatmeal cookies are the best! Adding pumpkin is perfect!
INSPIRATIONS FOR THIS DISH?
Halloweentown is seriously the heart of my Halloween spirit! If you have been a fan of the blog, you know what much I believe in the magic of life. I know it sounds crazy but I truly believe that life is too short to not make little moments feel magical.
I thought of what embodies Halloweentown and it’s the town pumpkin! If you haven’t watched it, you’ve got to ASAP! It’s on Disney+ and you definitely can find a way to watch it online too as it’s an older movie now.
Halloween is all about pumpkins and what better than to combine a classic chocolate chip recipe and elevate it with pumpkin spice, the official Fall flavour!
HOW CAN I MEAL PREP THIS RECIPE?
These pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies are easy to meal prep! I packed my husband a few in just a regular ziplock snack baggie but if you want to use the paper treat bags those work too or even just a reusable plastic/glass container!
Pack a few for lunch every day as an afternoon pick me up 🙂
COST OF THIS HALLOWEENTOWN’S PUMPKIN SPICE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES?
Okay, listen. You may already have most of the ingredients for this pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookie recipe BUT in case you do not, here is my approx breakdown:
Based on my groceries in CAD, if you were buying EVERYTHING from scratch:
Halloweentown’s Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe
- All-Purpose Flour (1kg) – $3.80
- Brown Sugar (1kg) – $3.25
- White Sugar (2kg) – $3.25
- Pumpkin Spice (35g) – $4.45
- Vanilla Extract (46ml) – $7.95
- Unsalted Butter (454g) – $4.49
- Pumpkin Puree (796ml) – $4.45
- Baking Soda (500g) – $1.55
- Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips (300g) – $3.95
Total: $37.14 before taxes (not all the ingredients were used and leftovers can be used for other recipes)
As all of these ingredients are new, if you just priced out the actual ingredients used to make these pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies, it would come up to about $4.43 before taxes.
ANY OTHER NOTES?
Halloweentown’s Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 Cups All-purpose Flour
- 1 Cup Packed Brown Sugar
- 2 Eggs
- 1/4 Cup White Sugar
- 1/2 Cup Melted Unsalted Butter
- 1/2 Tsp Baking Soda
- 1 Cup Semi-sweet Chocolate Chips
- 1 Tsp Vanilla Extract
- 1/2 Tsp Pumpkin Spice
- 1/4 Cup Pumpkin Puree
Instructions
- In a medium/large mixing bowl, add in your melted butter, brown/white sugar, pumpkin puree, vanilla extract and eggs. Whisk together until well combined.
- Next add in your baking soda, flour and pumpkin spice and combine everything together. NOTE: this is a sticky dough!
- Lastly, fold in your chocolate chips but be careful not to overmix!
- Cover with plastic wrap and leave in the freezer for about 20-30 minutes. Just until the dough hardens a bit.
- 5 Minutes before you take out the cookie dough out of the freezer, preheat your oven to 350F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Scoop out cookie dough into even 2 inch balls, spaced 2 inches apart and place on the cookie tray. The cookie dough balls do not need to be perfect!
- Bake for 13-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- Transfer to a cooling tray, cool, serve and enjoy!
I hope you enjoyed this post for my ongoing series of making food inspired by TV shows or movies! I love Halloweentown and loved making these pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies!
I cannot believe that we can almost at the end of the year! Isn’t it crazy how fast the year went but then again, I feel like this every year!
Would these pumpkin spice chocolate chip cookies be something that you’d try out? Leave me a comment!
Xo,
Lynn
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Oh, I must try and make these. Love the film! Great post thanks for sharing! Siobhan ♡ | Vegan Babe Life
These look so delicious!
Danielle