gumdrop cookies
This is my mom's recipe. She made these cookies quite often while I was growing up, and I always loved them! For Christmas, she used spiced or peppermint gumdrops (just avoid the black/licorice ones as they tint the dough an unsightly green color). For the rest of the year, she used regular gumdrops. She made these every year for our birthday parties, to give to our party guests in treat bags as they left. NOTE: Baking time is for each batch (which total baking time can vary depending on how many baking sheets fit in your oven).
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prep time
15 Min
cook time
10 Min
method
Bake
yield
makes 6 dozen cookies
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups sifted flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups oatmeal
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup gumdrops, cut in half
How To Make gumdrop cookies
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Step 1Preheat oven to 375°F. Lightly grease or butter baking sheets; set aside.
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Step 2Thoroughly cream together the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar. Add the eggs and vanilla, and beat well.
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Step 3Add the sifted flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and oatmeal to the creamed mixture, and mix well. Add the coconut and gumdrop halves, and mix until well blended.
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Step 4Pinch off pieces of dough, and roll the dough into small balls. Place rolled dough balls on a lightly greased or buttered baking sheet, about 2 inches apart. Press each cookie flat with a spatula.
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Step 5Bake in a 375° oven for 10 minutes. Let cookies cool for 1 minute on the baking sheet, then transfer cookies to cooling rack to cool completely.
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