My Mom's Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

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

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (i sometimes double this)
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1 cup canned pumpkin (or fresh)
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 in a large mixing bowl cream sugar and shortening.
• 2 add egg, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger, mix well.
• 3 add flour, baking powder and soda. mix well.
• 4 next mix in your pumpkin.
• 5 fold in chocolate chips.
• 6 drop by the tablespoon full onto sprayed cookie sheets.
• 7 bake for 10-12 minutes at 350 degrees.