Poinsettia Balls recipe

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Ingredients

1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon salt
½ cup butter
⅓ cup honey
1 egg
1 ½ teaspoons orange zest
4 teaspoons orange juice
1 cup chopped pecans
½ cup red candied cherries

Nutrition Info

160.6 calories
carbohydrate: 17.1 g
cholesterol: 23.9 mg
fat: 9.9 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 2.1 g
saturatedFat: 3.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 93.4 mg
sugar: 7.9 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. In a large mixing bowl, beat butter until softened. Beat in honey. Add egg yolk, orange peel and orange juice and mix well.

  2. In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, nutmeg and salt. Add flour mixture to the butter mixture and beat until well mixed. Cover and chill at least 3 hours.

  3. Preheat oven to 325 degree F.

  4. Separate egg and slightly beat egg white. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll in egg white and then in the nuts. Place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.

  5. Cut each cherry into 6-8 wedges. Place 4 or 5 wedges atop each ball so that it looks like a flower, press lightly. Bake for 15-18 minutes. Remove and cool on rack.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

Cut cherries in the shape of poinsettias make these cookies holiday favorites.

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