Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

Will fall just get here already? I want to make these...they are so yummy! *This recipe isn't technically mine. I wrote it down from a cookbook long ago when I was babysitting but have changed a couple things.

1 c. shortening

2 c. sugar

1 large can pumpkin (approx. 3½ c.)

2 eggs

2 tsp. vanilla

5 c. white flour (I always sub at least 1 c. white wheat flour)

2 tsp. baking soda

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. salt

2 tsp. nutmeg

2 tsp. cinnamon

2-3 c. chocolate chips

Mix sugar and shortening. Add eggs, vanilla and pumpkin. Add dry ingredients. Mix well. Add chocolate chips. I like to use the mini chips so there's chocolate in every bite! Bake at 350 for 16-18 minutes. Makes 4 ½ dozen. Recipe can easily be halved if you want less cookies (not me!). You can freeze them and they're still so yummy and moist after they thaw.

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