Preheat oven to (400°F) = (204°C), Grease your cookie sheets or use parchment paper.
Cream the sugar, eggs, butter, and the canned pumpkin until blended.
Add the remaining ingredients, except the chocolate chips, to the creamed mixture above.
When blended, slowly add the chocolate chips.
Drop by teaspoonful size scoops onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at (400°F) = (204°C) degrees for 10-12 minutes.