Moist, delicious, and just a little bit fudgy, these are the perfect fall treat! These pumpkin chocolate chip bars are a cross between your favorite pumpkin chocolate chip cookie and a blondie!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cream together softened butter and both sugars for 1 minute until light and fluffy.
Add in the egg, pumpkin puree, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and baking powder and beat together until smooth and thoroughly mixed.
Add in your flour and stir it in until just barely combined. Stir in chocolate chips until evenly dispersed. I like to reserve a small handful of chocolate chips to sprinkle on top of the batter just to make them look prettier.
Grease a 9x13 pan and pour batter into pan.Using your spatula spread batter evenly across pan. Bake for 30-35 minutes. I like to bake mine on the lower end of that time frame for a bit of a fudgier consistency. Don’t overbake them or they’ll be dry and crumbly.
Notes
Storing and Freezing. These bars are best eaten within the first 2-3 days of being made, keep them covered in plastic wrap or foil so they don’t dry out. I actually think they are best the day after I make them. To freeze these pumpkin chocolate chip blondies , make sure they are completely cool first. I like to wrap each bar individually in plastic wrap for a quick thaw and an easy treat whenever I have a craving! But, you can also just place them in a large Tupperware together, just place parchment paper or plastic wrap between them if you plan on stacking these bars, otherwise they’ll stick together.How to make homemade pumpkin pie spice.
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon all spice
optional : add a pinch of cardamom
How to Halve this Recipe. Yes, you can absolutely halve this recipe. For the egg, instead of trying to add half an egg, just add the yolk. Bake half this recipe in a greased 8x8 pan. For the time, you may have to play it by ear to see when it’s done. Start with 15 minutes and check it, add time as needed.