Sugar Cookies

I love this recipe of sugar cookies. It is from the Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook

1 Cup Butter
1 Cup shortening
21/4 cups sugar
3 tsp. baking powder
3 eggs
3 tsp. vanilla
1/2 tsp. salt
6 cups flour

Beat butter and shortening, add sugar,baking powderand a dash of salt. Beat till combined. Beatineggandvanilla andthen flour.

Roll and cut into shapes and bake at 375 for 7-10 minutes.

Frost with Powdered sugar frostig:

1/4 cups shortening
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp. vanilla
3 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk

Mix shortening, salt and vanilla and 1/3 of sugar. Add milk and remainig sugar. Mix until smooth and creamy.

Fresh Pumpkin Pie

2 Beaten Eggs
1 1/2 Cups fresh Pumpkin*
3/4 Cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1 3/4 cup evaporated milk
9" deep dish raw pie shell

Combine all the ingredients together and pour into raw pie shell. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes and then 45 min - 1 hour at 350 degrees. Cook until knife insterted in the middle comes out clean.

To use your pumpkin cut into pieces and bake on a cookie sheet at 350 degrees until fork tender. Scrape off pumpkin and blend in blender.

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

2 eggs
1 c. oil (1/2 c. oil & 1/2 c. applesauce)
*1 (16 oz.) can pumpkin (or 2 cups fresh)
2 tsp. milk
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. salt
2 tsp. soda
2 tsp. vanilla
4 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. cinnamon
4 c. flour
1 pkg. chocolate chips

Cream together eggs, oil, and pumpkin. Then add and mix together remaining ingredients. Drop by spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.

*I substituted banana squash for pumpkin and the cookies tasted great! Anyone wanting a banana squash to try this out with, please ask I have plenty :)