Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

[Jessica]

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup shortening
3 cups sugar
2 eggs
5 cups flour
2 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
2 tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. baking powder
1 large can pumpkin (or 2 small cans)
1 pkg. chocolate chips

Mix all ingredients together, drop by teaspoonful on greased cookie sheet.  Bake at 350 degrees for 12 - 15 minutes.

[Tina]

These sound good. Are they kind of 'cake' textured?

[Jessica]

Yes.  They are definitely cake texture.  This recipe didn't say it but I saw others that said to either eat warm out of the oven or refrigerate. I have some in the fridge to see how they taste cold.  I might do that with all of them.

[Tina]

Yes, when you use fruit or vegetables in a cookie you usually refrigerate. Aren't you glad you have a new fridge?

[Jessica]

Yes I sure am!

This made 96 cookies!!  I am glad it made a lot because I am taking most of them to a hayride on Saturday.  If I was making them just for us, that would be too much.  I guess you could always freeze some.  Or cut this recipe in half.

[bayou girl]

that's a lot of cookies!  but i will try it, they will get eaten here, i think.

[Jessica]

They are kind of addicting.  And really not overly sweet.  Tristen had 2.  I have had 3.  James will probably have 4 when he gets home from hunting.

[Triss]

Those look good.  I think I may try them for next week.

[landofoz]

I would eat 3 of a NORMAL cookie!  An addicting one I'd say, "I ate 8 of these in one sitting" and it'd really would have been closer a dozen!

I may have to try these one of these days!

[Penny]

Holy cow.....96, glad you told me, sounds yummy and i would most likely cut that recipe in half.......thanks Jess.!

[Jessica]

I should say that they are 2 or 3 bite cookies so 96 might not seem like so much.  Don't get me wrong, it still is a lot but they are not full size cookies. 

[Penny]

Ah, ok....but that still does seem alot.....those would be great for a class treat, or Halloween party.