Crites Family Stuff

Ingredients for 48 servings

• 1 cup shortening
• 3 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 large can pumpkin
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 4.5 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 tsp nutmeg
• 2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 cups raisins (opt)
• 2 cups chocolate chips (opt)
• 1 cup nuts (opt)

Steps

1. Cream shortening and sugar. Add eggs. Add pumpkin and vanilla, then dry ingredients. Mix in nuts, chocolate chips and raisins. Bake at 375F for 12 minutes.
2. Alyson Farmer's recipe uses vegetable oil instead of shortening and 1/2 cup less flour.
3. Janette Johnson makes a cream cheese frosting to ice these cookies with: 4 oz softened cream cheese, 1/2 cup softened butter, 1 lb powdered sugar, and 1 tsp vanilla.

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