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Pumpkin Drop Cookies Recipe

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With just a hint of pumpkin flavor and a buttery cinnamon frosting, these cakelike drop cookies are sure to be a hit at a fall gathering. Denise Smith, a field editor from Lusk, Wyoming, shared the big-batch recipe.

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132 Servings
Prep: 45 min. Bake: 10 min. + cooling

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
3 cups sugar
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
2 eggs
1/2 cup milk
6 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
CINNAMON FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter, softened
2-1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar. Beat in the pumpkin, eggs and milk. Combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, allspice and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-13 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
In a small bowl, combine the frosting ingredients; beat until smooth. Frost cookies. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 11 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (1 each) equals 63 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 46 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Pumpkin Drop Cookies published in Taste of Home October/November 2004, p4

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