Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1                cup  butter
  1                cup  sugar
  1                cup  pumpkin
  1                     egg
  1               tsp.  vanilla
  2               cups  flour
  1               tsp.  baking powder
  1               tsp.  baking soda
  1               tsp.  cinnamon
     1/2          tsp.  salt
     1/2           cup  chopped dates or raisins
     1/2           cup  chopped nuts
                        Icing:
     1/2           cup  brown sugar
     3/4          tsp.  vanilla
     1/4           cup  milk
  1                cup  powdered sugar
  3                 T.  butter

Preparation:

Cream together butter and sugar. Add next 3 ingred-ients and mix well. Sift dry ingredients and blend into creamed mixture. Stir in dates or raisins and nuts. Drop onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 to 15 minutes. Cool on racks and prepare icing. Icing: In a saucepan, combine brown sugar, milk and butter. Cook 2 minutes. Remove from heat. Let cool. Stir in vanilla and powdered sugar.

Nutritional Information:

1776 Calories (kcal); 127g Total Fat; (63% calories from fat); 13g Protein; 154g Carbohydrate; 359mg Cholesterol; 1907mg Sodium