John, Tricia Coffey Keefer, Bob, Rick
GUMDROP COOKIES
From Jessie Lee Troyer
(recipe from Grandma Florence Troyer)
In honor of John's birthday tomorrow, I'm blogging GUMDROP COOKIES today. His family made these every Christmas.
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 gumdrops, cut into fine bits
1 cup chopped pecans
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 gumdrops and nuts.
Spread mixture in a greased jelly-roll pan.
Bake at 350 degrees until golden brown about 25-30 minutes.
Put icing on cookies while they are 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.
