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Holiday Gumdrop Cookies

By: Letah Chilston

"MAKING these cookies, I feel I'm keeping my mother's Christmas spirit alive. They were her special treat each year at holiday time. These cookies are great for keeping children busy - they can cut up the gumdrops and eat all the black ones (they turn the dough gray). -Letah Chilston, Riverton, Wyoming"

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Prep Time:
15 Min

Cook Time:
10 Min

Ready In:
25 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 18 servings

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups spiced gumdrops
3/4 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
1/2 cup golden raisins
1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, divided
1 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup shortening
1 egg
1/4 cup buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt

Directions

Cut gumdrops into small pieces, reserving black ones for another use. Place gumdrops in a bowl. Add walnuts, raisins and 1/4 cup flour; toss to coat. Set aside.
In a mixing bowl, cream brown sugar and shortening. Add egg; beat in buttermilk. Combine baking soda, salt and remaining flour; stir into creamed mixture. Add gumdrop mixture and mix well. Chill for 1 hour. Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400 degrees F for 8-10 minutes. Cool for 2 minutes before removing to a wire rack.