Harvest Pumkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

• Cookie:
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup solid pack pumpkin
• 1/2 cup shortning
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• 2 cups all purpose (self rising)flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cardomon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup chopped hazelnuts (optional)
• Icing:
• 1/4 cup butter or margarine
• 2 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 - 2 tablespoons milk

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees. Mix sugar, pumpkinm, shortening and orange zest till creamy. Stir in flour, baking powder, cardomon and cloves. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts.
2. Drop dough by teaspoonful on to baking stone of parchment paper lined cookie sheets. Bake until lightly brown about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove immediately from stone and cool. Spead with icing.
3. Icing:
4. Heat butter or margaring in 1 1/2 quart saucepan until golden brown. Add in confectioners sugar a bit at a time using a wire wisk to blend. Add in vanilla and milk until smooth.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/harvest-pumkin-chocolate-chip-cookies-1213208 (may not work)