Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I love anything pumpkin: pumpkin pie, pumpkin spice lattes from Starbucks, pumpkin muffins etc. etc. I needed an appetizer or dessert to bring to a get together and since it is fall, the season of pumpkin goodness, I chose Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies.  I found the recipe on Pinterest (lets be honest, what do I not find on Pinterest???).  Thank you to the author of the blog http://www.shetknows.com for this recipe, I made a few changes and they came out great, if I do say so myself!

• 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin pie filling
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour (I used one cup whole wheat and one cup white)
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 1 package mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 ounces)
• Cooking spray

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray your cookie sheet with cooking spray.
2. Mix pumpkin, sugar, vegetable oil and egg. In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt, baking soda, milk and vanilla.
3. Mix the 2 bowls together. Add in chocolate chips.
4. Drop spoon size dough balls onto the cookie sheet, about an inch apart. Bake for about 12 minutes (insert toothpick and if it comes out clean, they are done!).

Nutritional Info: 

Per cookie (I made 30 cookies):

Calories - 152      Carbs - 21g      Fat - 7g      Protein - 2g

***When I make these again I will probably not use as many chocolate chips, I think 1/2 to 3/4 of a bag would be sufficient

The start of a hobby?

I seem to have a lot more time on my hands now than I have really ever had before so I thought I need a hobby and why not write a blog???  Also, I am beginning to realize that it seems as if everyone has a blog except me, and since I don't like to be left out here goes nothing :)

I am not at all sure what the focus of my blog is going to be but I do know that I enjoy reading blogs related to cooking, working out and traveling.  I also like the idea that a blog acts as a text and picture "scrapbook".   With that being said, my blog will probably end up being a conglomeration of all those things.

Happy reading, hope I don't bore you too much ;)