Description
These are so airy, and so good. I got this recipe fro my mil and she is a great cook.
Ingredients
- Granulated Sugar
- Canned Pumpkin
- Solid Shortening
- White Flour
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Cinnamon
- Salt
- Vanilla
- Unsalted Butter
- Powdered Sugar
- Milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven 375
- In a large bowl, mix in low speed the following until creamed
- Granulated sugar, pumpkin, shortening, 1 teaspoon vanilla
- Slowly mix in by hand your, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon
- Once well mixed
- Drop dough by heaping teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet
- Bake 375 for 8-15 minutes look for a light golden brown
- Take out and let rest at room temperature til cooled
- Then frost, recipe follows
- In a med size saucepan brown 1 / 4 cup butter
- Take off heat mix in 1 teaspoon vanilla, powdered sugar, and thin out with milk
- You can now frost immediately