| Christmas Gumdrop Cookies 2 cups Brown sugar (packed) 1 cup Shortening 1/2 cup Buttermilk or water 2 Eggs 3 1/2 cups All purpose flour 1 tsp Baking soda 1 tsp Salt 3 cups Gumdrop candies (chopped) Mix together the brown sugar, shortening, buttermilk and eggs. Stir in the flour, baking soda, salt and chopped gumdrops. Cover mixture and refrigerate for about 1 hour. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Drop dough by rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets. Bake until almost no indentation remains when touched, usually about 8 to 10 minutes. Remove quickly from cookie sheets. |
