Sugar Plum Cookies Recipe
🕒 Cook Time: 10 minutes
🕒 Prep Time: 15 minutes
🕒 Total Time: 25 minutes
🍽 Servings: 36 cookies
🍪 Recipe Yield: 36 cookies
Description
Indulge in the delightful taste of Sugar Plum Cookies, a heavenly treat perfect for any occasion. These cookies, adorned with sugared gumdrops, offer a burst of sweetness in every bite, leaving you craving for more. With simple ingredients and easy steps, this recipe is sure to become a favorite in your household.
Ingredients
- 1 cup of butter
- 3/4 cup of brown sugar
- 2 cups of all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup of granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup of sugared gumdrops
- 26 small gumdrop drops for decoration
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Prepare your sugared gumdrops by chopping them into small pieces. You can use scissors or a sugared or floured paring knife for this task. While it may seem tedious, this step is essential for the perfect texture and flavor of the cookies.
- Cream together the butter and brown sugar until well combined. If using a hand mixer, avoid over-beating to prevent the butter from oozing out while baking, resulting in greasy cookies.
- Stir in the flour and the chopped gumdrops. A helpful tip is to toss 1/4 cup of flour into the chopped gumdrops to prevent them from sticking together and ensure they are evenly distributed throughout the dough.
- Shape the dough into balls. While the dough may seem crumbly and not hold together well initially, gently squeeze each ball tightly to form.
- Place the dough balls onto a greased cookie sheet, leaving some space between each cookie.
- Press the bottom of a greased glass into the granulated sugar, then press down on each cookie to flatten them to about 1/2 inch thick.
- Cut the small gumdrop drops into pieces and press a few into the top of each cookie for decoration.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes or until the edges are light golden brown.
- Remove the cookies from the oven and transfer them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Despite the dough seeming crumbly during shaping, refrain from adding more butter, as this could alter the texture of the cookies. The final drops of gumdrops pressed into place before baking will ensure a delightful presentation and flavor.
Enjoy the delightful aroma and taste of these Sugar Plum Cookies with your loved ones. They’re perfect for sharing during festive gatherings, afternoon tea, or as a sweet indulgence any time of the day.
