MGoBBQ: Pumpkin Choco Chip Cookies
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A few months back, I was offered a new job that I couldn’t pass up. My weekend hobby has turned into a full time job for the largest BBQ retail store in the US. I organize and teach BBQ classes every Saturday with some of the greatest pit masters and chefs in the country. It is a dream come true and I couldn’t be happier. I am constantly amazed with new recipes and techniques and how these guys make it look so easy.
In our most recent class, Chris Gentry of Gentry’s BBQ was in town and taught a great class. He did a CUBAN Pork Loin, smoked chicken and my new favorite dessert. He made Pumpkin Chocolate Chip cookies that blew me away. Not only were they ridiculously tasty, but they were the easiest thing I have ever cooked. 3 ingredient cookies on the grill….YES PLEASE. You can make these on the grill or in the oven. Trust me, these pillows of goodness will be a hit at your next holiday gathering.
Ingredients:
- Carrot Cake Mix (1 BOX)
- Canned Pumpkin
- Chocolate Chips
- Powdered sugar (Optional)
[After THE JUMP: soooooooo soft]
Directions:
Heat your grill of oven up to 350 degrees. Do not use any wood as we do not want any smoke flavoring on the finished cookie. Don’t forget your cookie making beer. I went with Franconia Fallin’ Bock. This is a local beer and is fantastic.
As the grill is heating up, add your 3 ingredients to a mixing bowl. Add your 1 can of pumpkin, carrot cake mix and chocolate chips to your favorite mixing bowl. Do not add the eggs, water and oil to the mix as the carrot cake mix instructs. Add only the dry mix.
Add as many chocolate chips as you’d like. I went with the whole bag. (Minus a few that fell into my mouth) Once mixed, spoon them onto your favorite cookie tray. You can use a pizza stone with parchment paper if you’re using a grill. These only take about 20 minutes to cook.
The class labeled these as PILLOWS of GREATNESS. Half of the class admitted that they are not fans of pumpkin, but that they loved these. I am a huge fan of pumpkin and anything sweet, so I was more than happy with these.
I took it upon myself to add a little powdered sugar at the end, but only to add some color to the photos. This is not necessary, but does add a little sweetness. You can’t go wrong with powdered sugar, right?
These went super fast and will be on the Thanksgiving menu for sure. Maybe I will try dunking them in milk next time around. I wouldn’t recommend dipping them in hummus. Save that for the chips and the pretzel crisps. As always, Lantana has an ever growing line of tasty hummus choices and can’t be beat. I have loved every flavor they offer. This 3 pepper is still my favorite.
GO BLUE!!!!!
November 3rd, 2017 at 12:40 PM ^
Congratulations! But doesn't this put real pressure on your waist line and any diet? :)
November 3rd, 2017 at 12:42 PM ^
Please tell me you are Michael Onwenu. If you are making & eating all of this tasty goodness you share each week and way a buck fifty I really hate you.
These will be made and consumed this weekend!
November 3rd, 2017 at 12:46 PM ^
The pumpkin spicing of America continues. Alert Jimmy Kimmel!
November 3rd, 2017 at 12:58 PM ^
And I hate anything related to pumpkins.
(Actually, the seeds can be really good if toasted.)
November 3rd, 2017 at 1:04 PM ^
It's like Oberon. If they offered it full time then people would stop caring.
November 3rd, 2017 at 1:24 PM ^
There comes a point where the marketing buzz and seasonal sales you get from restricting the supply the rest of the year is offset by the additional sales you'd get from selling it year round. Are pumpkin spice lattes at that point? I suspect they are, but I don't know.
November 3rd, 2017 at 12:59 PM ^
Not a fan of the pumpkin spice movement myself, but am definitely a fan of pillowy cookies. Any recommendations to make this cookie with the same texture but substituting something else for the pumkin?
November 3rd, 2017 at 1:56 PM ^
Butterscotch pudding.
November 3rd, 2017 at 12:51 PM ^
This is too easy to make
November 3rd, 2017 at 12:56 PM ^
*This is too easy not to make.
Fixed that for you.
November 3rd, 2017 at 1:36 PM ^
the previous posts on recipe's? I've looked at the top on the drop down menu's for MGoBoard, Useful Stuff, etc. and I don't see it.
November 3rd, 2017 at 1:48 PM ^
http://mgoblog.com/category/tags/tailgate-recipes
It looks like there are a LOT of pages on that one.
November 3rd, 2017 at 2:58 PM ^
Thanks.
November 3rd, 2017 at 1:51 PM ^
Click on the OP's name at the top
Click Track tab
???
Profit
November 3rd, 2017 at 2:18 PM ^
I am trying out these cookies this weekend.
November 3rd, 2017 at 4:17 PM ^
Here's a recipe even I (probably) can't mess up.
November 4th, 2017 at 2:14 PM ^
Are there baking instructions for people who want to make these but want to use an oven?
November 5th, 2017 at 5:28 PM ^
Since he said 350 degree grill for about 20 minutes, I'm guessing it would be the same for an oven. I plan on making some in the next week or two. I'll probably start checking at 15 minutes to see if they're done yet.
November 5th, 2017 at 5:28 PM ^
Since he said 350 degree grill for about 20 minutes, I'm guessing it would be the same for an oven. I plan on making some in the next week or two. I'll probably start checking at 15 minutes to see if they're done yet.
November 5th, 2017 at 6:55 PM ^
I baked them for 22 minutes at 350.
I goofed making them. We had large can of pumpkin mix and I put a little too much in, so I added a little flour and oatmeal.
Turned out great. Ate some. Froze some.
Going to try chocolate cake mix with pumpkin filling next time...plus choco chips of course.
November 10th, 2017 at 3:34 PM ^
because moar sugar. Results were great. Super easy to make too.
November 12th, 2017 at 10:43 PM ^
Used a box of Chocolate/fudge cake mix and pumpkin pie mix plus bag of choco chips. So easy. Baked 22 minutes at 350.
Wife liked the slight taste of spice from pumpkin with choco mix and choco chips.
I really liked the cookies I am going to make them, but I will use the organic chocolate that I love I buy it in this shop it is very good, especially that you decide the percentage of cocoa you want to buy for your needs if you need them to have more flavor or less on everything that is an organic chocolate with a good presentation
Banned for spamming.
That is one helluva run-on sentence you posted though.
Take a remedial grammer class or two, learn proper use of punctuation, promise to never again spam MGoBlog, and you might be welcomed back someday.
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