pumpkin cookies

This is not a thanksgiving dessert, but it is fallish, so I thought I'd post it.

1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup pumpkin (not one can ;D)
2 cups flour
1tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp.nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ginger

Cream shortening and sugar together. Beast eggs and pumpkin together. Mix and stir. Add dry ingredients and stir until smooth. Drop by teaspoon 2" apart on a greased baking sheat. Bake at 375* for about 10 minutes.

Frosting: (I always double this recipe, because there is never enough if you don't)
this is not the doubled version.
3 Tbls. Butter
4 tsp. milk
1/2 cup brown suger.
3/4 tsp. vanilla
1 cup powdered sugar
Melt butter, milk and brown sugar until dissolved. Cool. Add vanilla and powdered sugar. Blend well. Frost warm cookies or dunk them.

Mmm! Mmm!
Blessings!
~Elissa