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Pumpkin Raisin Cookies

Name: Pumpkin Raisin Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup shortening; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup canned pumpkin; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon; Dash salt; 1 cup raisins; FROSTING:; 2 tablespoons butter; 1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar; 2 tablespoons 2% milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

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Total Time

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling

Makes

4 dozen

"I got the recipe for these chewy cookies from my grandmother," explains Carol Preston of Bloomington, Indiana. "Every time I prepare a batch, they're gobbled up in no time."

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Ingredients

1/2 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Dash salt
1 cup raisins
FROSTING:
2 tablespoons butter
1-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Add pumpkin and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; add to the creamed mixture and mix well. Fold in the raisins.
Using a 1-1/2 inch scoop, drop dough onto greased baking sheets. Bake until lightly browned, 12-14 minutes. Cool on wire racks.
For frosting, melt butter in a saucepan. Stir in the sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth. Frost cooled cookies.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 84 calories, 3g fat (1g saturated fat), 1mg cholesterol, 44mg sodium, 15g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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