Chocolate Chip Hermits

WOW !! What a wonderful cookie. This is my mom's recipe. I made it for the first time today. It has everything a cookie lover would want. Again, the cookie jar will be SO empty.

• Ready In: 42 mins
• Yields: 36 cookies

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup shortening
• 1 1⁄4 cups  packed brown sugar
• 2  eggs
• 1  cup pumpkin
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  cups flour
• 1  teaspoon baking powder
• 1  teaspoon cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
• 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1  cup raisins
• 1  cup chocolate chips
• 1⁄2 cup dates, chopped
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped  nuts

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. In a large bowl cream shortening, sugar.
3. Beat eggs, pumpkin and vanilla inches.
4. Sift dry ingredients together into a bowl.
5. Stir into creamed mixture.
6. Add in raisins,chips,dates and nuts.
7. Drop by teaspoons on greased sheet.
8. Bake 10-12 minutes till golden brown.