Pumpkin cookies

Name: Pumpkin cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American Style
Ingredients: 1.00 shortening butter flavoured; 1.00 white sugar; 1.00 eggs; 1.00 vanilla essence; 1.00 pumpkin tinned, puree; 2.00 flour all-purpose; 1.00 Bicarbonate of soda; 1.00 salt; 1.00 cinnamon ground; 1.00 instant pudding vanilla; 1.00 cream cheese frosting

16 servings Prep: 20 mins, Cooking: 15 mins

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By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (11)

1.00	shortening — butter flavoured
1.00	white sugar
1.00	eggs
1.00	vanilla — essence
1.00	pumpkin — tinned, puree
2.00	flour — all-purpose
1.00	Bicarbonate of soda
1.00	salt
1.00	cinnamon — ground
1.00	instant pudding — vanilla
1.00	cream cheese — frosting

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Method:

1. Preheat oven to 175° C. Grease cookie sheets.
2. In a large bowl, cream together the butter flavoured shortening and sugar. Beat in the egg and vanilla, then stir in the pumpkin puree. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and vanilla instant pudding mix; gradually mix into the pumpkin mixture. Roll into walnut sized balls and place them 5cm apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
3. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until lightly browned at the edges. Allow to cool completely before frosting with cream cheese frosting.