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Pumpkin Cookies

Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Shortening ((Crisco))
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Canned Unseasoned Pumpkin
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Salt

Instructions

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  • 1
    Cream together shortening, sugar, and pumpkin. Twice throughout mixing, use spatula to scrape edges of bowl and mixer to the bottom of bowl.
  • 2
    Once creamed, add egg and mix well. Once mixed, do not continue mixing while preparing dry ingredients.
  • 3
    Put 1 of the cups of flour, the cinnamon, baking soda, and salt, into the sifter and sift into separate bowl. Then sift the other cup of flour into that bowl.
  • 4
    Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture a few scoops at a time until fully combined.
  • 5
    Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • 6
    Drop by teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. Scrape the spoon up the side of the bowl to make them drop nicely. Also, if the cookies have peaks on them, wet a finger to pat them down.
  • 7
    Cook approximately .
  • 8
    After cookies are baked, let stand on the cookie sheet for and then move cookies to wire rack and let cool. Once cool, place cookies in tin.

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