Cream together: 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup granulated sugar Add: 1 egg 1/2 tsp. vanilla Beat well. Sift together: 3/4 cup sifted all-purpose flour 1/2 tsp. baking powder 1/4 tsp. soda 1/4 tsp. salt Add to creamed mixture. Stir in: 3/4 cup quick-cooking rolled oats 1/2 cup flaked coconut 1/2 cup gumdrops, cut in small pieces. Drop from teaspoon onto ungreased cookie sheet. Bake in moderate oven (375 F.) about 10-12 minutes. Makes 3 dozen cookies Submitted compliments of: Natures Harvest, Waterfront Place Shopping Centre, Summerside; Shops of Confederation Court, Charlottetown; Charlottetown Mall, Charlottetown; County Fair Mall, Summerside.