Tesque Pumpkin Cookies

Ingredients

2 c sugar
2 c vegetable shortening
2 c pumpkin
4 oz tofu
2 ts vanilla extract
4 c all purpose flour
2 ts baking soda
1 ts salt
1 ts nutmeg
1/2 ts allspice
2 c raisins
1 c walnuts

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease a large cookie sheet. In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and shortening. Add the pumpkin, tofu, and vanilla and beat until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, salt, nutmeg and allspice. Slowly add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture, small amounts at a time, until completely mi8xed together. Stir in the raisins and walnuts. Drop tablespoonfuls of the dough roughly 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet. Bake 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.