Linda's Let's Make Gumdrop Faces

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
• 1 12 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 2 12 cups flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 14 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup small spiced gumdrop, sliced into eyes, nose, mouth and ear shapes (remove black gumdrops)

1. Cream butter, confectionary sugar, and vanilla.
2. Beat in egg.
3. Sift together flour, soda, cream of tartar, and salt.
4. Gradually stir into creamed mixture.
5. Mix well.
6. Shape dough into roll 2 inches in diameter and 12 inches long.
7. Wrap in waxed paper.
8. Chill several hours or overnight.
9. When ready to bake preheat oven to 375.
10. Cut into slices 1/4" thick.
11. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
12. Shape gum drops into eye, nose, mouth and ear shapes.
13. The kids love this part!
14. Decorate cookies with gumdrop pieces to make the faces.
15. Bake for about 12 minutes, or until lightly browned.
16. Cool slightly before removing from pan.
17. Place on cookie rack to cool.

butter, sugar, vanilla, egg, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, salt, gumdrop

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lindas-lets-make-gumdrop-faces-263943 (may not work)