Posted by ehme on June 7th, 2008 in Grandma's recipes, baking, cookies

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• 1 cup shortening, butter, or margarine
• 1/2 c. light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1/2 c. granulated sugar
• 1 c. canned solid pack pumpkin
• 1 egg
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 2 c. flour
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 c. chopped nuts
• Penuche frosting

Preheat oven to 350.  Cream butter or margarine and sugar together; add pumpkin, egg and vanilla, mixing well. Add sifted dry ingredients, blend well; add nuts. Drop from teaspoon on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes. Cool. Frost with Penuche Frosting. Yields 6 1/2 dozen.

Penuche Frosting

combine 3 T. butter and 1/2 c. brown sugar in saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook and stir 1 minute or until slightly thickened. Cool about 15 minutes. Add 1/4 c. milk and beat smooth; add enough powdered sugar (about 2 c.) for spreading consistency.

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I forgot all about these cookies, and Penuche Frosting until I found this recipe.  This was the ONLY way I would eat pumpkin as a kid, so at Thanksgiving or Christmas Grandma always had to make these cookies AND pie.  What a little twerp I was.