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Pumpkin Cookies
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 12 Minutes
Ready In: 27 Minutes
Servings: 8
Yummy cake-like cookies that are amazing in the fall or anytime of year:) I got this recipe from my childhood babysitter. They are my family's favorite!
Ingredients:
1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 cups canned pumpkin puree
2 eggs
4 cups flour
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/2 cup butter
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 -6 cups powdered sugar
Directions:
1. Cream sugar and shortening until fluffy, Add pumpkin. Add eggs one at a time. Mix until well combined.
2. Meanwhile, mix dry ingreadients together.
3. Add dry ingreadients to the wet in 3 incroments.
4. Drop cookie dough onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes.
5. For the frosting:.
6. Cream butter and cream cheese together.
7. Once creamy add vanilla and powdered sugar until it reaches the right consistancy for spreading.
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