Natalie's Perfect Pumpkin Cookies

Submitted by Janet Lemmon

Ingredients:
1 C sugar 1/2 C shortening 2 well-beaten eggs 2 cups pumpkin 2 cups flour 1/2 tsp. salt 2 tsp. baking soda 2 tsp. baking powder 2 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1 tsp. vanilla 3/4 bag milk chocolate chips Cream cheese frosting-homemade is best*

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream sugar and shortening in a large mixing bowl. Add eggs, vanilla, and pumpkin and mix well. Sift in dry ingredients and mix. Stir in chocolate chips.

Scoop cookies onto baking stone and bake for 8-10 minutes or until cookies dont sink when touched. Let cool on a cooling rack.

Frost with cream cheese frosting. They should melt in your mouth!