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Pumpkin Cookies

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Every fall my mom would make these, and now I make them for my girls. So, preheat your oven and try your hand at some very delicious pumpkin cookies.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • 1 cup Shortening
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Pumpkin
  • 1 whole Egg
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Begin by sifting the first 5 ingredients together in a medium-sized mixing bowl; set aside. In a large mixing bowl cream the sugar and shortening, then add the pumpkin; blend well. Add the egg; beat well. Next, gently stir in the dry ingredients, a little at a time, to form a smooth batter. Finally, add the vanilla and stir to combine.

Drop by tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet and bake for around 12 minutes. Once cookies are done, cool for a few minutes on the cookie sheet, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Enjoy!

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catydid1126 on 11.21.2010

These cookies are fabulous though mine looked nothing like the picture. I had to use a mix of shortening and butter b/c I ran out of shortening and I did add dried cranberries to them at the end. They taste wonderful and I would surely make these again!

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rosamyers on 11.13.2010

I made these cookies with butter instead of shortening. They are soooo soft, almost like little pumpkin cakes. Very easy too.

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levunger on 10.8.2009

These cookies are delish! Make them a little smaller than you might a choc. chip. They really are like the top of a pumpkin muffin. I frosted mine with a dab of cinnamon buttercream frosting.

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cupcaker on 9.29.2009

Cookies came out good… baking time for me was closer to 20 minutes.

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allulla on 9.28.2009

These cookies are fabulous! The pumpkin flavor is great, and they are so soft – almost like muffin tops. The recipe is simple and easy to follow. I didn’t have shortening, so I used 1 cup of butter, and it seemed to work fine.

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cd0103 on 11.29.2011

Not a fan of the recipe the way it is. Very bland, to my taste. Choc Chips or Butterscotch would have helped, but then that is a different recipe.

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hinkle21 on 10.19.2011

I thought these were good too, I added butterscotch chips just to a bit more flavor!

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msblue on 5.21.2011

Tasty cookie but I think next time I will add some pumpkin pie spice for a stronger flavor.

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VictoriaDoubleU on 12.4.2010

These were excellent & very pumpkin-y! I had to use butter instead, but they turned out fantastic. I added some choc. chips too:) I will definitely make these again.

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levunger on 10.7.2010

I think these are the perfect pumpkin cookie! I make them about once every couple of weeks all fall/winter long.

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