Mom`s Pumpkin Cookies

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~ -----