Gumdrop Cookies Recipe

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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!

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Gumdrop Cookies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling

Yield: 42 Servings

20 15 35

Ingredients

3/4 cup shortening
1 cup sugar, divided
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped fruit-flavored or spiced gumdrops
2 egg whites

Directions

In a large bowl, cream shortening and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in gumdrops.
In a small bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold into dough.
Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Yield: 3-1/2 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 87 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 34 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Gumdrop Cookies in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2002, p30