Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies #

Ingredients #

• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 2 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 Tbsp. milk
• 1 15 oz. can of pumpkin
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 3 1/2 cups of flour
• 1 or 2 cups of chocolate chips

Equipment Needed #

• 2 mixing bowls
• Cookie sheets

Instructions #

• Preheat oven to 400°F
• In a mixing bowl. Cream together the shortening and sugar
• Mix in the eggs, vanilla, milk, and canned pumpking.
• In a separate mixing bowl. Mix together the baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and flour.
• Slowly beat the dry ingredients into the bowl containing the wet ingredients.
• Fold the chocolate chips into the batter
• Use a size 70 scoop (~1 Tbsp) to form the dough into balls and place them evenly onto a prepared cookie sheeet
• Bake for 8-10 minutes