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Big Fat Cookies
1 pkg. yellow or devils food cake mix with pudding 1 c. semisweet chocolate chips Heat oven to 375*. Prepare cake mix as directed on package except use ½ cup water and 2 eggs. Omit vegetable oil. Drop dough by rounded tablespoons 3 inches apart onto greased cookie sheet; sprinkle with chocolate chips. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, 8-10 minutes; cool 1 minute. About 30 cookies.
Soft Pumpkin Cookies
1 c. sugar 1 c. canned pumpkin ½ c. shortening 1 Tbsp. grated orange peel 2 c. flour 1 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. soda 1 tsp. cinnamon ¼ tsp. salt ½ c. raisins ½ c. chopped nuts Heat oven to 375*. Mix sugar, pumpkin, shortening and orange peel. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir in raisins and nuts. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls onto un- greeased cookie sheet. Bake until light brown, 8-10 minutes. About 4 dozen cookies.