Mama's Gumdrop Cookies

Name: Mama's Gumdrop Cookies
Yield: Makes 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup (5 ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon, baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 8 tablespoons (1 stick), unsalted butter, softened; 1/2 cup (3½ ounces), granulated sugar; 1/2 cup packed (3½ ounces), light brown sugar; 1 large, egg; 1 tablespoon, water; 1 teaspoon, grated orange zest; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1 cup (3 ounces), old-fashioned oats; 3/4 cup, gumdrops, cut into 1/4-inch pieces (see note); 1/2 cup (1½ ounces), sweetened shredded coconut; 1/2 cup, walnuts, toasted and chopped fine

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2011

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SERVESMakes 2 dozen cookies

TIME1 hour, plus 4 hours chilling and 20 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

If we cut the gumdrops for the Mama's Gumdrop Cookies too small, they became lost in the cookies. Spraying our kitchen knife with cooking spray made it easier to chop the gumdrops into the ideal 1/4-inch size. Chilling the dough in the refr...

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