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Gumdrop Cookies

Here's how you make Gumdrop Cookies
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 30m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup shortening
  • 1 cup nuts
  • 1/2 cup dates
  • 1/2 cup gumdrops
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon hot water
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cream brown sugar and shortening. Add eggs. Add baking soda dissolved on hot water.

  • Step 2: Sift dry ingredients. Add chopped nuts.

  • Step 3: Cut up dates and gumdrops. Add to creamed mixture.

  • Step 4: Drop by teaspoon on greased cookie sheet.

  • Step 5: This is were recipe stops I'm guessing. Bake in 360 degree oven 10 minutes or until done. Check them they could burn easily with this much sugar.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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