Sponge Drop Cookies Recipes

GUMDROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In medium bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• In large bowl, beat softened butter and granulated sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy; scrape side of bowl. Beat in egg just until smooth. Beat in vanilla. On low speed, beat flour mixture into sugar mixture until well blended. Stir in 3/4 cup of the quartered gumdrops.
• Shape dough into 60 (1-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets; flatten each ball to 1 1/2-inch circle. On each dough round, sprinkle sparkling sugar and place 3 quartered gumdrops.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until edges are set and light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes. Store covered in airtight container.

EASY GUMDROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix cookie mix, flour, softened butter and egg with spoon until soft dough forms. Stir in 1/2 cup of the quartered gumdrops.
• Shape dough into 40 (1 1/4-inch) balls. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased large cookie sheets; flatten each ball to 1 1/2-inch circle. On each dough round, sprinkle sugar and place 3 quartered gumdrops.
• Bake 7 to 9 minutes or until edges are set and light brown. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 20 minutes. Store covered in airtight container.

SPONGE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Beat the whole eggs until thick and light.
• Add milk and lemon extract and beat in sugar.
• Add flour which has been sifted with the baking powder and salt.
• Cut a piece of parchment paper to fit the cookie sheet.
• Drop or shape about the size of a quarter with a pastry tube on the parchment paper or buttered cookie sheet.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes depending on your over. Yield about 6 dozen cookies.

SPONGE CAKE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract. Combine the flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture and mix well. , Drop by teaspoonfuls 3 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 6-8 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool. , In a small bowl, beat the butter, sugar, extract and salt until smooth. Add enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Tint with food coloring if desired. Frost cooled cookies. Sprinkle with coconut if desired.

FRENCH SPONGE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Lightly coat 2 cookie sheets with vegetable cooking spray.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt together.
• Beat egg yolks with extracts in a mixer bowl until pale and thick.
• In a clean mixer bowl, with clean beaters, beat egg whites to soft peaks.
• Beat in sugar 1 T. at a time, until stiff and glossy.
• Gently fold egg yolks into egg whites.
• Fold in dry ingredients until just blended.
• Drop by level tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart onto prepared cookie sheets.
• Bake 10 minutes or until golden.
• Carefully transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

BASIC DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Prepare oven and pans Heat oven to 350°F, with one rack in center and one rack in bottom third. Line two large cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• Combine dry ingredients In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and baking soda.
• Cream butter and sugars Place butter and both sugars in a mixing bowl. Mash and stir with a wooden spoon until mixture is very light and fluffy (this can take up to 6 minutes, or 2 to 3 minutes if you're using an electric mixer). Add eggs one at a time, beating until thoroughly incorporated after each. Stir in vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients and mix-ins Add dry ingredients in three additions, stirring until completely incorporated after each. Stir in desired add-ins. (Or, if making several types of cookies, first divide dough into equal parts and then stir in appropriate amounts of add-ins: 1 rounded cup for dough split in half, 3/4 cup for dough divided into thirds.)
• Bake and cool Using a 1 1/2-inch ice-cream scoop, drop dough onto prepared baking sheets, about 2 inches apart Bake, rotating sheets top to bottom and back to front halfway through, until golden brown at edges and set in center, 13 to 15 minutes. Let cool on sheets 5 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 1 week, or frozen up to 1 month.
• Drop-Cookie Tips
• If your cookies turn out dense and hard, you might be using ingredients that are too cold and not creaming them enough. If your cookies spread too much in the oven and are too thin, on the other hand, you might be overdoing the creaming step or using ingredients that are too warm. It's worth the time to chill your dough before baking; this will help to control how much it spreads in the oven as it bakes.
• Sifting Chopped Nuts
• Before incorporating chopped nuts into doughs or batters, sift out the fine dust in a sieve. This will keep the particles from clouding the color or imparting a grainy texture.

SPONGE

Steps:

• In the bowl of an electric mixer, combine 1/4 cup warm water and yeast. Let stand until yeast is creamy, about 10 minutes. Add remaining water and flour; mix on low speed, 2 minutes. It will be the consistency of a wet dough.
• Place the dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover; let stand at room temperature for 24 hours. Bring to room temperature before using.