Holiday Fruit Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. soft shortening
2 c. brown sugar (packed)
2 eggs
3 1/2 c. sifted Gold Metal flour
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. salt
4 c. cut up gumdrops

Preparation

Mix first 3 ingredients thoroughly.
Stir in 1/2 cup buttermilk or water.
Sift together and stir in the last ingredients.
Chill at least an hour.
Drop rounded teaspoonfuls about 2 inches apart on lightly greased baking sheet.
Bake until set, just until when touched lightly with finger, almost no imprint remains.