The Best Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

I know, I know . . . there are a million pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipes out there - seriously, a million!  I am pretty confident that I've tried just at least half of them and they are never as good as my recipe.  That is, IF you make these with the icing.  The icing totally makes these THE BEST!!

In fact, when I made this batch and told Tom that I wasn't going to take them to anyone (which I usually do with sweets), I got major wife points.  My husband is the opposite of a foodie - food just isn't his thing - but he LOVES these.

Actually, anyone who tries these LOVES these.  I've given the recipe away countless times!

This one has my name written all over it.  I better hide it!

When you make the icing, you play the game of add a little powdered sugar, add a little milk.  Back and forth until the consistency is what you want.  The icing hardens, so frost fast! 

I'm embarrassed to admit that these will not even last a week at our home!

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

1 cup shortening

1 cup sugar

1 cup pumpkin

1 egg

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups flour

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp soda

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

Fold in one bag of chocolate chips.

Icing:  3 TBSP butter, 1/2 cup brown sugar, 3 TBSP milk.  Boil for 2 minutes.  Add powdered sugar to consistency.

Blend the first 5 ingredients together.  Add remaining ingredients.  Fold in one bag of chocolate chips.  Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes.  Frost when done.

Fall is officially here!