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.
Course
Cookies
Cuisine
North American
Prep Time16minutes
Cook Time10minutes
Total Time1hour25minutes
Servings30cookies aproximately
Calories168kcal
AuthorBarry C. Parsons
Ingredients
2¾cupsall-purpose flour
1teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonbaking powder
½teaspoonsalt
1cupbuttersoftened
1½cupssugar
1egg
2teaspoonsvanilla extract
½cupsugar for rolling cookies
1tspfinely minced lemonlime or orange zest (if making a citrus version)
3/4cupminiature baking gums
Instructions
Sift together the flour, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
Cream together the butter and 1½ cups sugar until quite light and fluffy.
Beat in the egg and vanilla extract. (Add the citrus zest here if using it.)
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.
Refrigerate the dough for an hour or so, especially if you are working in a hot kitchen.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
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.
Bake for 8-10 minutes just until the bottom edges begin to turn brown. These should still be quite light in color when baked.
Cool for just a few minutes the pan before transferring the cookies to wire racks to cool completely.
These freeze very well for weeks in airtight containers.
Recipe 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.