Gumdrop Cookies
| Ingredients | |||
| 2 | cup | brown sugar, packed | |
| 1 | cup | shortening | |
| 1/2 | cup | buttermilk, or water | |
| 2 | each | eggs | |
| 3 1/2 | cup | flour | |
| 1 | teaspoon | baking soda | |
| 1 | teaspoon | salt | |
| 3 | cup | gumdrops, cut-up (3 to 4 pieces) | |
Directions: | |||
| Mix brown sugar, shortening, buttermilk and eggs. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and gumdrops. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour. Heat oven to 400 degrees. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inces apart onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, 8-10 min. Immediately remove from cookie sheet. Note: Scissors, dipped occasionally into hot water, cut gumdrops easily. | |||
