Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Submitted By: npayne (Nicole)

1 cup butter (2 sticks)
1.5 cups honey (or 2 1/4 cups sugar)
2 eggs and 2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups canned pumpkin (be sure it is the pumpkin w/o spices)
5 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons nutmeg
2 teaspoons cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350.

Grease cookie sheets.

Cream together the butter and honey.

Beat in the eggs, vanilla and pumpkin.

Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, nutmeg and cinnamon. Add to the above mixture.

Add a 12 oz. bag of chocolate chips.

Drop by teaspoon onto greased cookie sheet.

Bake 15 minutes.

**This recipe makes enough for a small army but the cookies freeze really well and taste so good cold with milk.