Gumdrop Oatmeal Cookies Recipes

GUMDROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cream shortening and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in almond extract. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in gumdrops. , In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold into dough., Drop by level tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake until golden brown, 12-15 minutes. Cool 1 minute before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

OATMEAL GUMDROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine sugar, butter and brown sugar in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; continue beating until well mixed. Add flour, oats, baking soda and salt; beat at low speed until well mixed.
• Stir in gumdrops. Shape dough into 9x1 1/2-inch roll. Wrap in waxed paper; refrigerate at least 2 hours or until firm.
• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cut roll, using serrated knife, into 3/8-inch slices. Place 1 inch apart onto lightly greased cookie sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned and set. Immediately remove from cookie sheets. Cool completely.

COCONUT GUMDROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• 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. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually stir into the creamed mixture. Stir in the coconut, rolled oats, pecans and gumdrops. Roll the dough into walnut sized balls. Place the cookies 2 inches apart onto the cookie sheets. Gently flatten cookies using a fork dipped in flour.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

GUMDROP COOKIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• In a large bowl, sift together the flour, salt, baking powder and baking soda, set aside.
• In a separate bowl, cream butter, eggs, white sugar, brown sugar and vanilla.
• Using a mixer, slowly incorporate the flour mixture in a couple of batches into the creamed mixture until completely mixed.
• Stir in the coconut, oatmeal and gumdrops.
• Drop dough onto ungreased cookie sheet.
• Optional: Dot the top of the cookie dough with additional gumdrop pieces before baking.
• Remove from oven, allow to rest on baking sheet for five minutes before removing and placing on wire rack.

GUMDROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• With an electric mixer, beat together the shortening and 3/4 cup sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in the almond extract.
• In another bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the gumdrops.
• In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add the remaining sugar (1/4 cup) and beat until stiff peaks form once again. Fold into the dough.
• Drop by tablespoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets, keeping them at least 2 inches apart. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown.
• Allow the cookies to cool for 2 to 3 minutes before transferring to wire racks to cool completely.

LINDA'S SPICED GUMDROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream together butter and sugars.
• Beat in egg, water, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and vanilla.
• Stir in flour and oatmeal.
• Add gum drops. Mix well.
• Heat oven to 350.
• Drop rounded spoonfuls of batter 2" apart on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake 10-12 minutes.

GUMDROP COOKIES I

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, cream together the brown sugar and shortening. Stir in the egg and buttermilk. Stir together the flour, baking soda and salt, add to the creamed mixture, mix until well blended. Stir in the chopped gumdrops, walnuts and raisins. Cover bowl, and chill for at least 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Drop cookies by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto an unprepared cookie sheet.
• Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool for 2 minutes on baking sheets before removing to cool on wire racks.

COCONUT GUMDROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350° F. Very, very lightly spray two baking sheets with non-stick spray and set aside.
• In a small bowl, toss 1/2 cup of the flour with 1 cup of the chopped gumdrops to evenly coat. Break apart any pieces that want to stick together to coat fully with flour. Set aside.
• In the bowl of a stand mixer, cream butter on medium high speed for 2 minutes. Add brown sugar and sugar, and beat to combine.
• In a medium bowl, sift together remaining 1-1/2 cups of flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. With mixer on low, alternate adding flour mixture and beaten eggs in two separate additions each. Beat just until incorporated each time. Add coconut, oats, and vanilla, and mix until incorporated. With a spatula, fold in the gumdrop pieces that have been coated with flour.
• With a medium scoop (mine is 1-5/8″ in diameter), packed tightly with cookie dough, drop dough onto a prepared pan leaving 2" between each one. Or portion out about 2 tablespoons of dough and roll slightly to form a ball. Press in 2 to 4 more of the reserved gumdrop pieces into each dough ball, using more if desired. Bake for 11 to 12 minutes, or until edges are set and lightly golden brown. Do not over bake.
• Remove from oven and let cookies rest on pan for 2 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely. These cookies freeze very well.

GUMDROP OATMEAL COOKIES

Steps:

• Cream sugars, shortening and eggs.
• Combine flour,baking powder, soda & salt, add to creamed mixture.
• Stir in oatmeal and gum drops that have been chopped and tossed sugar.
• Chill dough 2-3 hrs., roll dough in walnut sized pieces place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Press with bottom of juice glass dipped in sugar.
• Bake at 350 for about 10 minute.

GUMDROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Line baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars with a mixer at medium speed until creamy, 3 to 4 minutes, stopping occasionally to scrape sides of bowl. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and baking soda. Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture, beating just until combined. Stir in oats and gumdrops. Scoop dough into 1-inch balls, and place 2 inches apart on prepared pans. Bake until lightly browned, 9 to 11 minutes. Let cool on pans for 5 minutes. Remove from pans, and let cool completely on wire racks. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.