Frosted Pumpkin Cookie

1 c. Sugar
1 c shortening
1 ½ c. Pumpkin
1 egg
2 c. Flour
1 t. baking soda
1 t. cinnamon
½ t. salt
1 cup butterscotch chips

Cream together shortening and sugar. Then, add pumpkin and egg. Combine with dry ingredients. Drop on greased cookie sheets (about 2 inch mounds). Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Let cool before frosting.

Frosting:
6 T . butter
2 ½ T. milk
1 c. Brown Sugar
Cook over low heat until sugar is dissolved. Let cool.

Add:
2 cups Powdered Sugar
1 ½ t. vanilla
***Frost cookies while frosting is still warm. This is important! It is MUCH harder to frost them as the frosting

Cranberry Hot Cider

** Got this from my friend Kara who made this for my Birthday and it was De-LISH!
1 quart water
3/4 cup sugar
1 stick cinnamon
12 whole cloves
1/4 cup red hot candies
1 quart cranberry juice
1 (12 oz) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1/2 (12 oz) can frozen lemonade concentrate
more water if needed
Boil first 5 ingredients for 7 minutes then add cranberry juice, OJ and lemonade concentrate. Heat through and serve hot. Add 1 more quart of water if too strong.