Pumpkin Gobs

Apple...the filling recipe calls for vanilla pudding...maybe you could use the cream cheese pudding instead...maybe that would work.



1 1/2 cups solid pack pumpkin puree

1/2 cup butter, softened

1 cup white sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

3/4 cup shortening

1 1/2 cups white sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

1/2 cup prepared vanilla pudding





Directions

1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.

2 Cream the butter or margarine with the sugar. Beat in the pumpkin, egg and vanilla.

3 Stir the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and ground cinnamon into the pumpkin mixture. Blend until combined.

4 Drop teaspoonfuls of dough onto the prepared baking sheets. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 12 to 14 minutes. Let cookies cool completely then sandwich two cookies together with Vanilla Filling.

5 To Make Vanilla Filling: Beat the shortening and 1 1/2 cups white sugar together for 10 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and the vanilla pudding. Beat until creamy.