Vegan Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

These are a wonderful treat, whether it's the holiday season or not. Vegan, planet, and allergy friendly too!

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees F, Grease baking sheet

• 2 & 1/2 cups whole wheat/ unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tea. baking soda
• 1 tea. baking powder
• 1 tea. ground cinnamon
• 1/2 tea. ground nutmeg
• 1/8 tea. ground cloves
• 1/2 tea. salt
• 1 cup unbleached sugar
• 1/2 cup vegan margarine, softened
• 1 & 1/2- 2 cups canned pumpkin
• 1 tablespoon applesauce
• 1 tea. vanilla extract
• 1-2 cups vegan chocolate chips

Combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, and salt in bowl
Beat sugar and vegan margarine in large mixer bowl until blended, add pumpkin and applesauce and beat until blended
Gradually beat in flour mixture
If mixture is too dry, or you'd like them moister, add more pumpkin
After well mixed, add chocolate chips and stir
Drop by rounded 1/4 cup onto baking sheet
Bake for 12-15 minutes or until edges are firm, cookies may still be soft, but will harden up after removed
Let cool on metal racks if possible