Fruited Jewel Cookies Recipe

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When guests drop in unexpectedly, be ready with these cheerful citrus-flavored tidbits from Patricia Marsh of Phoenix, Arizona. Finely chopped walnuts can be substituted for pecans in the cookie coating.

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Fruited Jewel Cookies Recipe

Prep: 20 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 36 Servings

20 10 30

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 egg, separated
1/4 cup pineapple preserves
5 teaspoons grated orange peel
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1-1/4 cups finely chopped pecans
Red and/or green candied cherries, halved

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolk, preserves, orange peel and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours or until easy to handle.
Roll dough into 1-in. balls. In a shallow bowl, beat egg white until foamy. Place pecans in another shallow bowl. Dip each ball into egg white, then into pecans.
Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. While still warm, press a cherry half into the center of each cookie. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 78 calories, 6 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 44 mg sodium, 6 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Fruited Jewel Cookies in Country Woman November/December 2006, p36