Pumpkin Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 egg
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. flour
1 c. strained, cooked pumpkin
1/2 c. pecans

Preparation

Cream together sugar and shortening.
Beat in egg.
Sift next 4 ingredients together and add to creamed mixture. Add pumpkin, mixing well. Fold in pecans.
Drop on greased cookie sheets and bake at 350\u00b0 for 12 to 15 minutes.
Makes about 5 dozen.