Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

              These cookies aren't pretty but they sure do taste beautiful. My daughter won a contest in her cooking class at school with this recipe. They are really a cookie for the fall but my daughter just had her appendix taken out and wanted me to make these for her. So i did and realized these are just too good and can be made anytime of the year! There is just a hint of pumpkin flavor that goes well with the cinnamon and nutmeg, add chocolate chips and you have pumpkin pie with chocolate crust all in a cookie!



Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 48

Ingredients:


1/2 cup shortening
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1 egg
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all- purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped walnuts( optional)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions:


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
Grease cookie sheets( shortening worked best for me)

In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until light and fluffy.( This is more of a dry consistency rather a creamed one)
Beat in the egg, then stir in the pumpkin and vanilla. Combine the flour,baking powder, baking soda,salt,nutmeg, and cinnamon. Gradually mix into the creamed mixture. Stir in the walnuts and chocolate chips. Drop by teaspoons full onto greased cookie sheets.( I found that regular size spoon full worked the best)

Bake for 15 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown. Cool on wire racks.

This recipe adapted by: Allrecipes.com