Cutler's Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Chip Cookies

Cutler's Cookies, Bountiful, Utah

1 cup butter, softened
3 cups sugar
2 eggs
2 cups pumpkin
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
5 cups cake flour
1 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 cups chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat butter and sugar together for about 2 minutes or until smooth. Add eggs, pumpkin, vanilla and spices. Continue beating for about 2 additional minutes. Add rest of ingredients to bowl and mix just until flour disappears and all ingredients are combined.
Using a large cookie (or ice cream) scoop, place dough onto parchment lined baking sheets or lightly greased cookie sheet.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes. Let cool completely on baking sheet before transferring to plate.

Tips:
-Cutler's uses cake flour in all of his cookie recipes. Cake flour will create a lighter texture in cookies, compared to using all purpose flour. If using all purpose flour, add up to one additional cup of flour (total of 6 cups of flour).
-Do not flatten the balls of cookie dough after placing on the baking sheet.
-If using convection, you may lower the baking time to 8 minutes.