Posted by Fred Steiner on September 28, 2010 - 12:36pm
Pumpkin cookies
1 cup shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
Mix together until creamy
1 cup pumpkin
1 egg
Mix into shortening-sugar combination
2 1/2 cups flour
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Mix together and add to above combination
Bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes
Frosting
3 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon margarine
Cook the above together for 1 minute. Bring to a boil. Cool.
Add to the above mixture:
8 ounces confectioners (powdered) sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
Frost the cookies. Garnish with candy corn.
- By Ray and Marsha Frey, from the First National Bank Community Cookbook
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