Instructions: Preheat Oven 350. Cream shortening, add sugar gradually. Add eggs, and pumpkin, mix well. Sift flour, baking powder, salt and spices together. Add to pumpkin mixture and mix until blended.

Add rasins and nuts. Drop by teaspoon onto pam coated cookie sheet. Bake about 15 mins. Cool on rack, frost with Lemon Icing. These freeze well.

Lemon Icing: Combine 2 cups confectioners sugar with 1 Tablespoon each lemon juice and grated lemon rind. Add just enough cream to make it spread smooth. If stiff add more cream little at a time until spreads smooth.

I usually bake these on my baking stone. I like the warm soft bottoms without a hard crusty edge.

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