Glazed Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies

This recipe came to me from Kelly Peterson. There are no eggs called for in this recipe.

Cookies
1 cup sugar
1 cup canned pumpkin
½ cup shortening
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. baking powder
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. ground nutmeg
¼ tsp. salt
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

Heat oven to 375. Mix sugar, pumpkin, and shortening. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Stir in chocolate chips. Drop dough by teaspoons onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until light brown, 8-10 minutes. Immediately remove from cookie sheet; cool. Spread with glaze.
Glaze:
¼ cup butter
2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1-2 tbsp. milk

Heat butter in small saucepan over medium heat until delicate brown. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla. Add milk until smooth.