Pumpkin Drop Cookies

By MammaB

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 1/3 cups pumpkin
• 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
• 4 level tsp baking powder
• pinch of salt
• 1/4 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp ginger
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup chopped nuts
• Chocolate chips if desire

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

NOTE: Mix Pumpkin and egg together.

Cream shortening and sugar. Add pumpkin/egg mixture. Cream well. Mix spices with flour and sift. Add in several small portions to pumplin mixture.

Add chopped nuts, and chocolate chips (if desired)

Drop by Tbsp. onto greased cookie sheet

Bake for 10-15 minutes.

Stores and Freezes well.