Mom's pumpkin cookies

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       Title: Mom's Pumpkin Cookies
  Categories: Cookies, Holiday
       Yield: 10 servings
  
       3 c  Pumpkin
       1 c  Shortening
       2 c  White sugar
       4 c  Flour
       2 ts Soda
       2 ts Salt
       2 ts Baking powder
       2 ts Vanilla
       2    Eggs
       2 ts Cinnamon
       1 lg Bag chocolate chips
       1    Jar marichino cherries
            -chopped
  
     Cream together pumpkin, shortening, white sugar. Then
     add and mix flour, soda, salt, baking powder. Then add
     and mix vanilla, eggs, cinnamon. Then add and mix
     chocolate chips, cherries, nuts. Drop by spoonful on
     greased cooie sheets. 12 - 14 minutes at 375~
  
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