1 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
2 cups pumpkin
3 cups + 2 Tbsp. flour
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. vanilla
Cream shortening and sugar. Stir in pumpkin. Mix together dry ingredients and add to pumpkin mixture. Add vanilla. Drop onto a 'greased' cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for about 15 minutes. (These don't spread out much).
Optional icing - Mix together 1/4 cup orange juice, 1 Tbsp. melted butter and 2 cups powdered sugar.
