Gumdrop Cookie Bars

Name: Gumdrop Cookie Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 0
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c all-purpose flour; 1 tsp baking powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/8 tsp ground mace; 1/8 tsp ground cloves; 1/2 tsp ground ginger; 1/3 c vegetable shortening -- soft; 1 c packed brown sugar; 1 large egg; 2 tsp pure vanilla extract; 1/4 c evaporated milk; 1 1/2 c gumdrops; 1 c walnuts -- chopped; confectioner's sugar

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By Sheila Bishop
@OmaBishop2007

My mother made these and kept them in a plastic box for a few days so that the spices would develope.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Serves:

about 20 bars.

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

25 Min

Ingredients

1 1/2 c

all-purpose flour
1 tsp

baking powder
1/2 tsp

salt
1 tsp

ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp

ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp

ground mace
1/8 tsp

ground cloves
1/2 tsp

ground ginger
1/3 c

vegetable shortening -- soft
1 c

packed brown sugar
1 large

egg
2 tsp

pure vanilla extract
1/4 c

evaporated milk
1 1/2 c

gumdrops
1 c

walnuts -- chopped
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confectioner's sugar
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How to Make Gumdrop Cookie Bars

Step-by-Step

Cut small, soft gumdrops into 4 to 5 pieces each. (Do not use licorice-flavored candies.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9 x 9 x 2 inch pan. Sift flour with baking powder, salt and spices. Set aside. Place shortening, brown sugar, egg and vanilla into large bowl. Use an electric mixer set at medium speed to beat mixture until light and fluffy.

Add half the flour mixture and the evaporated milk and beat until smooth. Stir in remaining flour mixture until well combined. Add gumdrops and coarsely chopped walnuts (or pecans), mixing well. Spread evenly in prepared pan. Bake 25-30 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out clean. Remove pan to wire rack and cool partially. Cut into bars while still warm. Sprinkle lightly with sifted confectioner's sugar. Yield: about 20 bars.

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Course/Dish: Cookies Chocolate

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