The trick to using gummy bears in cookies is to freeze them before hand. That way they don’t melt as quickly and can cook nicely along with the cookie.
There are lots of ways to use gummy bears in cookies, such as by making stained glass cookies or gummy bear thumbprint cookies. This gummy bear cookie recipe, which is similar to a gum drop cookie, is essentially a sturdy sugar cookie with tiny gummy bears called “gummy cubs.”
If you can’t find gummy cubs, you can just chop up regular size gummy bears into smaller bits.
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How to Make Gummy Bear Cookies
Gathering the ingredients together for your gummy bear cookies will help you make them a little faster and easier.
The main ingredients for these sugar cookies are:
- 2 1/2 cups flour
- 1 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- gummy bears or “gummy cubs”
Starting with softened butter beat on medium low until creamy. Then slowly add the sugar. Beat for 2 to 3 minutes. Then add the egg and vanilla.
In a mixing bowl, combine the dry ingredients of flour, baking powder, and salt. With the mixer on low, slowly add the dry ingredients.
Once the dry ingredients are combined into the sugar and butter mixture, remove the bowl from the mixer.
Add the gummy bears to the dough, and then use a spoon or spatula to combine them evenly throughout the dough, gently folding the dough.
Then roll the dough into evenly size balls, about 2 inches. If you have a little extra sugar, you can roll the dough balls into the sugar to coat them with an extra sugar layer.
Then arrange the dough balls on a baking pan lined with parchment paper. Give plenty of space around each dough ball to give them room to expand while baking.
Use a glass with a flat bottom to gently press each dough ball into more of a flattened disc shape.
Bake the gummy bear sugar cookies at 350° for about 12 – 14 minutes, until the bottoms are golden brown.
Using a spatula, gently place the gummy bear cookies onto a baking rack and allow them to cool for at least 10 minutes.
You can serve cookies with gummy bears warm, or keep them in an airtight container for several days and enjoy at room temperature. You can also freeze your gummy bear sugar cookies for about a month.
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Gummy Bear Cookies
Equipment
- Baking Pan lined with parchment paper
- mixer
- Baking Rack
Ingredients
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1¼ white granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons vanilla
- 1 egg
- 2½ cups flour
- 1¼ baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ⅔ cup gummy bears
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a mixer, mix softened butter and sugar on medium setting, adjusting up to medium high. Beat the mixture for a few minutes so that it is light and fluffy.
- On a lower setting, continue mixing as you add in the egg and vanilla and then slowly add in your dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt.)
- Remove the bowl from the mixer and use a spoon or spatula to fold in gummy bears until they are evenly combined.
- Roll the dough into 1½ to 2 inch balls. Make sure, not matter what size your dough balls, that they are generally the same size so they cook evenly. Roll the dough balls in excess sugar to coat them,
- Place them evenly on a baking pan lined with parchment paper and use a glass with a flat bottom to gently press them into discs. Leave enough space (about 2 inches) between the gummy bear cookies so they have room to expand as they cook.
- Cook the gummy bear sugar cookies for about 12 – 14 minutes until the bottoms are golden brown. Then use a spatula to transfer them to a baking rack to cool. Let the cookies cool at least 15 minutes before serving.
- Keep the cookies at room temperature for 3 – 4 days or freeze them for up to a month.
Can You Bake Gummy Bears?
You can bake gummy bears in recipes like sugar cookies, but keep in mind the gummy bears will not hold their exact shape. If you bake them a long time, they can easily liquefy. Freezing, the gummy bears beforehand helps prevent them from liquefying faster.
What Can You Make Out of Melted Gummy Bears?
You can make several cookies recipes with melted gummy bears. One recipe that uses melted gummy bears, are stain glass window cookies. When the gummy bears melt, they create a stained glass effect. These cookies are also called gummy bear thumb print cookies.