Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

1 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1/8 ts Ground nutmeg
1/8 ts Ground mace
1/3 c Vegetable shortening --
Soft
1 c Packed light brown sugar
1 lg Egg
2 ts Vanilla extract
1/4 c Evaporated milk
1 c Gumdrops -- no licorice
1/2 c Black walnuts -- chopped
Confectioner's sugar

1. Cut small, soft gumdrops into 4 to 5 pieces each. (Do not use
licorice-flavored candies.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly
grease a 9 x 9 x 2 inch pan. 2. Sift flour with baking powder, salt
and spices. Set aside. 3. Place shortening, brown sugar, egg and
vanilla into large bowl. Use an electric mixer set at medium speed to
beat mixture until light and fluffy. Add half the flour mixture and
the evaporated milk and beat until smooth. Stir in remaining flour
mixture until well combined. Add gumdrops and coarsely chopped
walnuts (or pecans), mixing well. 4. Spread evenly in prepared pan.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until cake tester inserted in center comes out
clean. Remove pan to wire rack and cool partially. Cut into bars
while still warm. Sprinkle lightly with sifted confectioner's sugar.

Yield: about 20 bars.

Recipe By : Jo Anne Merrill

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