Easiest Way to Cook Delicious Gumdrop cookies

Gumdrop cookies. These fun cookies are chock-full of chewy gumdrops. I use red and green ones at Christmas, black and orange for Halloween and pastel shades for Easter. I've made this recipe for years and find that kids really get a kick out of the cookies with a candy surprise inside! —Carolyn Stromberg, Wever, Iowa Whether you grew up with them or are just discovering their colorful appeal, Gumdrop Cookies deserve a permanent spot in your baking repertoire.

For best results, be sure to pick out the black gumdrops. Easy Gumdrop Cookies - loaded with gumdrops, coconut and oatmeal they are sweet, delicious and a old-fashioned cookie that everyone loves! Line baking sheets with parchment paper. You can cook Gumdrop cookies using 12 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Gumdrop cookies

1. Prepare 1/2 cup of shortening.
2. Prepare 1/2 cup of brown sugar.
3. It's 1/2 cup of white sugar.
4. It's 1 tsp of vanilla.
5. Prepare 1 cup of flour.
6. It's 1/2 tsp of baking soda.
7. You need 1/2 tsp of baking powder.
8. You need 1/4 tsp of salt.
9. It's 1/2 cup of gumdrops.
10. It's 1 cup of quick cook rolled oats.
11. Prepare 1/2 cup of grated coconut.
12. Prepare 1 of egg.

Cream the butter, margarine and sugar together in a mixer. Add vanilla, and the eggs one at a time until well blended. Sift the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Cut gumdrops into small pieces; place in a bowl.

Gumdrop cookies instructions

1. Beat shortening until soft.
2. Gradually best in sugars and vanilla until light and creamy.
3. Sift dry ingredients together..
4. In another bowl combine 1/4 cup from the dry ingredients, the gumdrops, oatmeal and coconut..
5. Beat dry ingredients into shortening mixture in about two parts alternating with the egg.
6. Stir In gumdrop mixture.
7. Form into about 1 inch balls. Place on greased cookie sheet (or use parchment paper). Flatten with spatula dipped in milk.
8. Bake at 350°F for approx 10 min.

In a large bowl, beat shortening and brown sugar until blended. First, I love all gumdrops, but the best gumdrops to use are the Nutty Club Baking Fruitlets (which I find at Save On and Sobey's here in Edmonton.) They make these cookies so chewy and buttery all at the same time, which means that they are going to be perfect for my Dad at Christmas. Share Recipe Share Recipe × Tagged: Comfort Foods Comfort. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla.