Thumbprint chocolate chip pumpkin Cookies

Thumbprint chocolate chip pumpkin Cookies:



Ingredients:

2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup butter softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
chocolate chips (the amount you would like)



Directions:

-Preheat the oven to 350 degrees

-Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and salt.  Set aside.

-In a medium bowl cream together 1/2 cup butter, sugar, add pumpkin, egg and vanilla extract, beat until creamy.

-Mix dry ingredients with wet ingredients (if desired add chocolate chips to batter).

-Drop dough onto greased cookie sheet by the tablespoonfuls.  Flatten slightly.

-Bake for 15-20 mins.

-When cooled a little put your thumb in the center and push down a little add melted chocolate to fill center, or whatever you desire, hershey kisses, jam/jelly :)

**Melt chocolate chips add a little allspice, mix together.  Pipe some melted chocolate onto pumpkin thumbprints after they have cooled a little.