Pumpkin Cookies

½ Cup butter or shortening ( or half of each)
1 Cup sugar
1 egg slightly beaten
1 C. pumpkin
1 t. soda
2 C. flour
½ t. cloves
½ t. salt
1 t cinnamon
½ t. allspice
1 C. chopped nuts, raisins, or Chocolate Chips
Cream butter and sugar. Add egg and pumpkin. Add dry ingredients, mix well. Add preferred add ins. Drop by teaspoonful. Bake at 375 degrees about 15 minutes.