Butterscotch Pumpkin Cookies

Prep time: 15 min

Cook time: 10 min

Servings: 36

Yield: 36 servings

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Description

Yummy pumpkin cookies with spices and butterscotch morsels. Moist, delicious, and perfect for fall.

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup shortening

• 1 cup white sugar

• 1 cup pumpkin puree

• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1/4 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon baking soda

• 1 teaspoon baking powder

• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 1/2 cups butterscotch chips

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

2 Cream shortening and sugar together in a medium bowl; stir in pumpkin and vanilla. Sift flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon together; stir into creamed mixture. Mix in butterscotch chips. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto the prepared cookie sheets.

3 Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool for a minute on cookie sheets before transferring to wire cooling racks.