Soft Chewy Gumdrop Sugar Cookies

Soft Chewy Gumdrop Sugar Cookies. Sure to be popular with kids, this cookie favourite gets a new update with the addition of brightly coloured gumdrops.

Gumdrop Sugar Cookies. Soft, Chewy, buttery, delicious!

Originally posted Jan 20, 2016. 

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Gumdrop Sugar Cookies. Soft, Chewy, buttery, delicious!

The recipe does tend to peak around Holiday occasions like Easter and even Valentines Day. A batch of these gumdrop sugar cookies for your sweetheart using only red gumdrops would be quite a tasty gift. 

The bright colours in these cookies make me think of a kid’s birthday party where I’m sure they would be very popular too.

Baking gums. Firmer gumdrops made specifically for baking.

I always get questions about the gumdrops for this recipe. Here in Canada, these are carried by Bulk Barn, but I have been told sometimes only seasonally.

Gumdrop Sugar Cookies. Soft, Chewy, buttery, delicious!

If you can’t find them try cutting up larger gumdrops instead. Very soft gumdrops are not suitable though. Be sure to use the firmest ones you can find. 

If you liked this recipe you may also want to try our irresistible Turtle Fudge recipe.

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Soft Chewy Gumdrop Sugar Cookies

Yield: 30 cookies aproximately

Prep Time: 16 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total Time: 26 minutes

Soft Chewy Gumdrop Sugar Cookies - sure to be popular with kids, this cookie favourite gets a new update with the addition of brightly coloured gumdrops.

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Ingredients

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• 2¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ½ cup sugar for rolling cookies
• 1 tsp finely minced lemon, lime or orange zest (if making a citrus version)
• 3/4 cup miniature baking gums

Instructions

1. Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
2. Cream together the butter and 1½ cups sugar until quite light and fluffy.
3. Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. (Add the citrus zest here if using it.)
4. Fold in the dry ingredients until a soft dough forms, then fold in the baking gums. You can reserve a few of the baking gums to add to the tops of the cookies before baking of you like. This makes for a more colourful presentation.
5. Refrigerate the dough for an hour or so, especially if you are working in a hot kitchen.
6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
7. Roll the dough into about 1 inch balls. Roll the balls into additional sugar before placing them on lightly greased, or preferably parchment paper lined baking sheets, about 2 inches apart. I like to press them down lightly with the flat bottom of a drinking glass.
8. Bake for 8-10 minutes just until the bottom edges begin to turn brown. These should still be quite light in color when baked.
9. Cool for just a few minutes the pan before transferring the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
10. These freeze very well for weeks in airtight containers.

Notes

Prep time does not include an hour for chilling the dough. The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

Nutrition Information

Yield

30

Serving Size

1 cookie
Amount Per Serving Calories 168Total Fat 6gSaturated Fat 3gUnsaturated Fat 0gCholesterol 21mgSodium 133mgCarbohydrates 26gSugar 16gProtein 1g

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