My daddy, who passed away 2 years ago at Thanksgiving time, loved spice drops. He and I would eat them throughout the holiday season. He was also known for hiding a package under the front seat of his car so he could snack on them whenever he wanted! Our mutual love for spice drops was my reason for choosing this recipe. What I didn’t know when I chose this recipe was how hard it was going to be to find spice drops this year. We looked in 2 Walmarts, Publix, CVS, Dollar Tree, and Big Lots and couldn’t find spice drops anywhere. Finally Ron texted a friend who is a supplier for grocery stores and asked him if he had seen any in his travels. He said Detweiller’s Farm Market had some, so we went there to score the spice drops so we could make the Holiday Gumdrop Cookies in time for Thanksgiving.

About Taste of Home 365 Days of Cookies

When it comes to smile-fetching sweets you can’t go wrong with cookies! From soft and chewy to crisp and crunchy, the buttery sensations always get thumb-up approval. Now you can satisfy your sweet tooth all year with this brand-new, fun-loving collection, Taste of Home 365 Days of Cookies! Featuring hundreds of full-color photos, this must-see edition offers after-school snacks, coffee-break bites, classroom treats, bake-sale favorites and holiday delights that are perfect throughout the year. You’ll even find cookies that celebrate days such as National Potato Chip Day (March 14), Jelly Bean Day (April 22) and National French Toast Day (November 28). Best of all, a Christmas- Cookies Bonus Section makes this cookbook a home baker’s dream come true!

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Holiday Gumdrop Cookies

Now you can satisfy your sweet tooth all year with this brand-new, fun-loving collection, Taste of Home 365 Days of Cookies!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Total Time 30 minutes minutes

Servings 42 cookies

Author Taste of Home

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup shortening
• 1 cup sugar divided
• 1/2 tsp almond extract
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup chopped fruit-flavored or spiced gumdrops
• 2 large egg whites

Instructions

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and 3/4 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in gumdrops.
• In a small bowl beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add remaining sugar, beating until stiff peaks form, Fold into dough.
• Drop by heaping teaspoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 1 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

Notes

I wrote the instructions exactly as they are in the cookbook. I, however, would have written them differently.
In step 1 you need 2 bowls, one for the shortening and sugar, and one for the dry ingredients.
In step 2 you use a 3rd bowl in which you whip the eggs and sugar. Make sure this 3rd bowl is clean and dry.
If you've never made soft peaks or stiff peaks with egg yolks, so what I did...Google search for videos before doing it on your own. My first attempt was a disaster.

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Back to the Kitchen: 75 Delicious, Real Recipes (& True Stories) from a Food-Obsessed Actor

On the day of the demonstration I actually went back to my room to nap as soon as I finished lunch. I set my alarm so I would be back in time for the next session. I woke up before my alarm went off so I headed back to the conference center and popped my head into the suite to see if anything was still going on. I was handed a ticket and an autographed cookbook and ushered into line to get my picture taken with Freddie Prinze Jr. There were only a few people in line ahead of me so I figured, “Why not?”

The cookbook is full of stories and beautiful pictures as well as 75 recipes like:

• Biscuits with Green Chile Sausage Gravy
• Easy as Pie marinated Skirt Steak with Cherry Tomato and Avocado Salsa
• Kielbasa, Sweet Onion, and Pineapple Sandwiches
• The Green Chile Cheeseburger
• Papa Prinze Gazpacho Salad
• Last Minute Chicken Thighs with Easy Black Beans and Rice
• Sarah’s Clams Oreganata
• Sea Bass with Sugar and Lime
• French Bistro Onion Soup
• Jambalaya
• Charlie’s Spaghetti Squash
• Beets with Fresh Orange Juice

just to name a few. This is an amazing cookbook, just not one that I will use often enough to add to my collection. I am sure some of you would be excited to get your hands on an autographed cookbook so, in the spirit of the holidays, I am giving my copy away.

Autographed Freddie Prinze Jr Cookbook Giveaway

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