Pumpkin Snickerdoodle Cookies

I am not a fan of anything pumpkin, but everyone else in my house is so I am always on the lookout for goodies to make them.  I did not try them, but judging by how fast they disappeared, they were a huge hit.

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Ingredients:

• 1 stick (1/2 cup) margarine
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup light brown sugar
• 3/4 cup unsweetened pumpkin puree
• 1 large egg
• 3 1/4 cups flour
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. 
• Mix together the margarine, shortening, sugars, pumpkin, and egg, beat well. Add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon and mix until well-blended.
• Chill dough for about 30 minutes (or cheat like me and throw it in the freezer for about 10 minutes). Roll into balls the size of small walnuts.
• In a separate bowl, mix 1/2 cup sugar with 1 Tablespoon cinnamon and 1/2 tsp ground ginger (more or less depending on how you like it). Roll dough balls in sugar mixture until completely covered.
• Place dough balls about 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Bake 7-9 minutes until lightly browned, but still soft.

Makes about 4-5 dozen cookies.