Preparation / Directions:
Cream sugars and shortening together. Add eggs, beat well. Add pumpkin,
then sifted dry ingredients. Mix well. Add vanilla, candied fruit and nuts.
Drop by spoonful onto greased cookie sheets. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 -12
minutes. Remove from pans. Cool, then frost.
MAKES 3 dozen medium size cookies
Frosting:
Mix margarine or butter and brown sugar in saucepan. Cook over Iow heat for
about 10 minutes. Add confectioners sugar and vanilla. Mix well and spread
on cookies. (If frosting is too thick, add a bit of cream or milk before
spreading.) Pumpkins grow faster when fed with milk or sugar water through
a slit in their stalks. Some double their size in only a few days.
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