GUM DROP COOKIES

Troyer Family Dinner (Samuel and Florence, in center at back of photo)

Samuel and Florence Troyer

GUM DROP COOKIES

From Florence Troyer

2 cups light brown sugar

4 eggs

2 t. water

2 cups flour

1 t. baking powder

1 t. cinnamon

1/2 t. salt

1 cup gum drops, cut into fine bits

1 cup chopped nuts (pecans preferred)

Add water to eggs and beat until fluffy.  Add sugar and mix well.  Sift flour, salt, cinnamon and baking powder and add to mixture. Stir in gum drops and nuts.  Spread mixture in a greased jelly-roll pan.  Bake at 350° until golden brown (about 25-30 minutes). 

Put icing on cookies while hot.

Orange Butter Icing

4 t. softened butter

2 cups powdered sugar

2 t. cream

Orange juice (several tablespoons)

Mix well.  

After icing the cookies and while cookies are hot, cut them into squares.