Gumdrop Cookie Bars

• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 cups brown sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups gumdrops
• 2/3 cup nuts
• orange icing
• 3 tablespoons orange juice
• 1 teaspoon grated orange rind
• 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar

1. cream butter and sugar together. it wont look creamy because of the sugar to butter ratio.
2. beat eggs until light and lemon colored.
3. blend with water into creamed mixture.
4. sift dry ingredients together.
5. stir into sugar mixture.
6. fold in cut up or mini gumdrops and chopped nuts.
7. pour into greased 15x10x1 jelly roll pan. and spread with a spatula
8. bake in moderate oven 350 degrees for 22 minutes.
9. when cooled
10. frost with orange icing.
11. combine all ingredents.
12. beat til smooth.

butter, brown sugar, eggs, water, flour, cinnamon, salt, gumdrops, nuts, orange icing, orange juice, orange rind, powdered sugar

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/gumdrop-cookie-bars-341483 (may not work)