Gumdrop Gems - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup shortening
3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup white sugar
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
48 small gumdrops

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Cream shortening with vanilla. Add sugars gradually, creaming well. Add eggs and beat thoroughly.
Sift flour, soda, and salt together; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in oats.
Shape dough into balls and put on greased cookie sheets. Make a hollow in each ball and place a gumdrop in each hollow.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes.