Butterscotch Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1.5 cups butterscotch chips

Instructions

1. 1

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

2. 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. 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.