well, hello fall treats.

like so many of you.

i wait for the fall season to greet me each year.

simply for the sincere joy of over-indulging in pumpkin goodness.

{i may or may not have already had three pumpkin spice lattes this season}

i just savor the spicy scents. tastes. warmth. that fall always promises to bring.

so tonight i treat you to the first of many fave autumnal treats to come. 

now. i totally blame one of my besties for this little treat tonight.

i give all of you permission to totally indulge in this treat & blame her for it. too.

she made us do it.

big. bad. treat. eating. bestie.

we went walking yesterday in the not-so-crisp-florida-fall-evening-air.

& spent a good part of our time chatting about pumpkin treats.

pumpkin milkshakes & pumpkin lattes.

pumpkin bars & pumpkin cookies.

pumpkin anything & pumpkin everything. 

oh. and the twelve cookies she indulged in the night prior.

i don't know about you.

but if someone else is bad on their healthy eating plan.

that gives me total & uninhibited permission to be even worse.

{i tend to be a one-upper on treat eating skills}

hence. my evening was spent baking. eating. & enjoying these

pumpkin & white chocolate chunk cookies. 

best. bad. decision. ever. 

these cookies are just a breeze to bake.

the perfect mix of pumpkin & white chocolate. 

not too sweet. & terrificly cake-like.

{so crispy-cookie-lovers steer clear}

these are crumbly. soft. & just downright delish.

simply divine & totally lovie approved. 

and what is best.

you likely have all of these ingredients in your pantry right now.

late night cookie party? i won't judge you. 

grab your pencils. ladies. you will want to write this down.

2 1/4 cup flour {gluten free if you wish}

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp baking soda

1 tsp cinnamon {i added a bit more}

2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/2 tsp salt

mix all dry ingredients in a bowl & set aside.

1/2 cup butter

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar {packed}

cream butter & sugar.

then slowly add in dry mixture.

then add the following.

1 can pumpkin

1 large egg

1 tsp vanilla {i added a bit more}

2 cups white choc chunks {naturally. i added a bit more}

using an ice cream scoop. 

scoop heaping spoonfuls of cookie dough onto 

a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. 

bake for 12 little minutes in a piping hot oven set at 350.

voila! 

the quickest & sweetest way to welcome fall into your homes.

{image & recipe courtesy of a few shortcuts.

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