2 cups shortening
2 cups sugar
1 15 oz can pumpkin
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla
4 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1 bag chocolate chips (2 cups)
1. Preheat oven to 350. Cream Shortening and Sugar.
2. Add Pumpkin, eggs, and vanilla; beat well.
3. Stir together all the dry ingredients. Add to batter; mix well.
4. Add Chocolate chips. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on greased cookied sheet.
5. Bake at 350 for 11-13 minutes. Cool on rack.
Cream Cheese Frosting
3 1/2-4 cups powdered sugar
8 oz cream cheese, softened
2/3 cube butter, softened (no subsititutions!)
2 tablespoons hot milk
Beat together until smooth and use to frost cookies.
Yield 6-7 dozen frosted cookies (depending on size.)
These are our favorite holiday cookies!
