Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies with Frosting

by April Leeper

Cookies:

½ cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 cup pumpkin puree

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups flour

¼ tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp ground cinnamon

1 ½ cups chocolate chips

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets and set aside. In medium bowl, cream the shortening and sugar. Stir in pumpkin puree and vanilla extract. In separate bowl, stir together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder and cinnamon. Stir into creamed mixture. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop spoonful of dough onto cookie sheets. Bake for 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool. Top with cream cheese frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 8 oz. block of cream cheese

½ cup of butter

1 lb. powdered sugar

1 tsp vanilla ext

Dash of salt

Mix all together.