Pumpkin Gobs

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups packed light brown sugar or 2 cups dark brown sugar, your choice
• 1 cup shortening
• 2 cups pumpkin
• 2 eggs
• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3/4 cup evaporated milk, heated, estimated amount
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 for cookies.
• 3 cream the brown sugar and 1 cup shortening.
• 4 add remaining cookie ingredients and mix until well blended.
• 5 drop by heaping teaspoons full onto greased cookie sheet.
• 6 flatten with the back of spoon, leaving small rounded indentation in center of cookie.
• 7 bake for 10-12 minutes.
• 8 let cook slightly on baking sheet then remove to wire rack to cool completely.
• 9 filling: heat milk.
• 10 cream together the remaining filling ingredients.
• 11 slowly add milk and beat until creamy. you may not need to use the entire 3/4 cup of milk. use just what you need to get the consistency you want.
• 12 take 1/2 of the cookies and divide the filling among these cookies.
• 13 place the remaining cookies on top to make a sandwich.
• 14 eat and enjoy.