Pumpkin Cookies

By Nilson

Ingredients

• 1 cup shortening (ICBINB Cubes)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup nuts
• Frosting
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 3 Tablespoons margarine
• 4 Tablespoons milk
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

Cookies: Combine and mix first ten ingredients. Stir in nuts. Bake at 350 10-12 minutes.

Frosting: Stir and boil first 3 ingredients for 2 minutes. Cool. Add powdered sugar and vanilla. Frost cookies while frosting and cookies are both still warm so the frosting puddles a little. You can heat the frosting up on the stove if it gets too firm to spread. I make the frosting times 1 1/2 because the above doesn't quite frost all the cookies.