Gum Drop Cookies
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup - half shortening,
half butter
2/3 cup white sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons milk
3/4 cup gum drops, cut
into small pieces
1/2 cup blanched almonds
Preheat
oven to 400 degrees F (205 degrees C). Sift and measure flour; resift
3 times with baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, cream shortening;
add sugar graduallly and continue creaming. Add well-beaten egg and beat
until fluffy. Stir in vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately with milk,
beating well after each addition. Add gum drops and mix well. Drop
by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet, about 2 inches apart.
Stick 4 almond halves in top of each cookie. Bake for about 10 minutes,
or until cookies are lightly browned. Remove immediately to cool.
Makes 2 dozen
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