Erin's Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 (14 ounce) can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 1 egg (beaten)
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon milk
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl, cream together sugar and shortening.
• 3 add pumpkin and egg and mix again.
• 4 in a small mixing bowl combine flour, baking powder and cinnamon.
• 5 in a condiment bowl or small cup, dissolve baking soda into milk.
• 6 add baking soda mixture to dry ingredients and blend.
• 7 slowly add dry ingredients into the wet, add vanilla, and mix well.
• 8 fold in chocolate chips.
• 9 drop by heaping teaspoons onto cookie sheet.
• 10 i line the sheet with parchment paper.
• 11 bake for 8-10 minutes until slightly golden around bottom edges.
• 12 this makes a small batch (i am guessing about 4 dozen) i often double the recipe with no problem!