Iced Pumpkin Cookies

• COOKIES
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups pumpkin
• 1 egg
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butterscotch chips
• 1 cup walnuts (coarsely chopped)
• 1 cup raisins
• FROSTING
• 6 tablespoons butter
• 8 teaspoons milk
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cream the shortening and sugar in standup mixer.
3. Add pumpkin and egg.
4. Stir slightly to incorporate.
5. Combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt.
6. Mix this into the creamed mixture.
7. Gently stir in the butterscotch morsels, walnuts and raisins.
8. Spoon the cookie dough onto ungreased cookie sheets.
9. Bake 10-12 minutes.
10. For the frosting, combine butter, milk and brown sugar in a saucepan and cook until sugar is dissolved.
11. Let cool.
12. Then stir in confectioners' sugar and vanilla.
13. Let cool a bit (don't let it get hard!), then frost cookies.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/iced-pumpkin-cookies-49671 (may not work)