Gumdrop Chews 1958

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/4 cup vegetable shortening (crisco)
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 large egg yolk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 tablespoons evaporated milk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup gumdrop, cut up fine
• 2 egg whites
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup coconut

Recipe

• 1 mix all the above ingredients.
• 2 press into a 7 x 11 greased baking pan.
• 3 press the gumdrop pieces into the dough.
• 4 beat egg whites with brown sugar to make a soft meringue.
• 5 fold in the coconut.
• 6 spread evenly on top.
• 7 bake 325 degrees oven f.
• 8 bake 25 minutes.
• 9 note: the topping is a double recipe thats the way my family like them.
• 10 you can make one egg 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup coconut if desired.
• 11 remove and cool on rack.
• 12 cut when cool, into squares.