Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I know there is an easy way with just a spice cake mix, pumpkin, and chocolate chips...but I have plenty of ingredients to make it homemade (and cake mix prices are going up).  So I found this here at utah deal diva. I thought they were way good, and it felt good to actually make it from scratch!  You can't really go wrong with this recipe, but I decided to add a little extra (1/3c) flour than it says below.

1 cup canned pumpkin

1 cup white sugar

1/2 cup vegetable oil

1 egg

2 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon allspice

1/4 teaspoon nutmeg

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 TBSP vanilla extract {tablespoon!}

1- 1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Mix pumpkin, sugar, oil and the egg until well blended. Add the spices. Slowly mix in flour and remaining ingredients.

Drop large spoonfuls on a greased cookie sheet. Don't bother making them look pretty- the cookies will puff up a bit and even out any rough edges.

Bake at 365 degrees for 11-13 minutes, depending on the size of your cookies. Cool & enjoy! These are wonderful warm, right out of the oven.