Pumpkin Cookies
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1 c. vegetable shortening (I use applesauce)
1 c. plus 2 T. sugar
1 cup cooked mashed pumpkin (I use canned pumpkin)
1/2 t. vanilla extract
2 c. flour
1 t. salt
1 t. cinnamon
1/4 t. nutmeg
1/2 t. ginger
3 t. baking powder
3/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup nuts, chopped (if desired)
Recipe
Cream shortening together with sugar and blend well. Add pumpkin and vanilla and mix well.
Mix and sift dry ingredients. Add to creamed mixture.
Add raisins and nuts.
Drop by a teaspoon onto a sprayed cookie sheet.
Bake at 400 degrees for 8 - 10 minutes.