Pumpkin Chocolate chip cookies

One of my favorites.  I love pumpkin.  It is getting to the point where I am going to start doubling this batch, me kids eat them all! A lot of times before I can even get them off the pan to the cooling racks

1 cup shortening

1 1/4 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla

1/2 cup shopped nuts (optional)

1 1/2 cup pumpkin

2 1/2 cup flour

3/4 teaspoon soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon nutmeg

1 teaspoon cinnamon

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 cup raisins or chocolate chips

Cream shortening and sugars.  Add eggs and vanilla.  Add pumpkin.  Stir in flour, soda, powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg.  Add in raisins, nuts and/or chocolate chips.  Drop onto greased baking sheet.  Bake at 350 for 13-15 minutes.  Watch them as they burn quickly