Gumdrop Cookies

I made these gumdrop cookies

 for gifts this Christmas.

Chewy little candy with a light

and delicious taste.

Children love these. 

I adapted a recipe from 

BettyCrocker.com, 

cutting it in half, 

which makes approx.

30 cookies.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

pinch of salt

1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup sugar

1 egg

1/2 tsp vanilla

3/4 cup gumdrops (quartered)

or use baking gums 

available at the Bulk Barn.

Optional - sugar for sprinkling.

Preheat oven to 350deg.F

In a bowl whisk together the flour,

 baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add in the gumdrops, into the flour mixture,

save some to press in the formed cookie dough,

before you put them in the oven to bake.

With an electric beater, beat together 

the butter and sugar until fluffy.

Add the egg and vanilla.

Beat just until blended.

Mix together butter mixture

with the flour mixture.

(I do this by hand with a wooden spoon)

Form balls about 1 inch and place on

an ungreased cookies sheet,

or parchment lined cookie sheet,

approx. 2 inches apart.

I didn't have enough baking gums, so

I cut up some gumdrops.

Do not use black or purple gumdrops,

the colours will spread in the cookies.

Cutting the gumdrops with scissors

works well also. A little flour makes

them less sticky.

Flatten the balls about  1  1/2 inch.

(I use 2 fingers to do this).

(Optional)Sprinkle with sparking sugar,

Press some gumdrops in also

Cook 10 to 12 minutes at 350 deg.F.

until the edges are set 

and starting to brown.

Do not overcook or this will

cause the cookies to be hard.

Cool 2 minutes before removing 

from the cookies sheet.

Cool an additional 20 minutes 

on cooling rack.

Store in airtight container.

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