Goody, goody, GUM DROPS!

1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
â…“ cup shortening, half butter
â…” cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons milk
¾ cup spiced gum drop, cut in small pieces
½ cup blanched almonds

Sift and measure flour; resift 3 times with baking powder and salt. Cream shortening; add sugar gradually 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 drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a greased baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Stick 4 almond halves in top of each cookie.Bake in a moderately hot oven (400° F.) for about 10 minute, or until cookies are lightly browned. Remove immediately to cake rack; they become crisp as they cool. About 24 cookies. The Modern Family Cookbook