Apricot-Pecan Sugarplums

Name: Apricot-Pecan Sugarplums
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1/2 cup packed dried apricots; 1/2 cup chopped pecans; 1/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut; 1/4 cup golden raisins; 1/4 cup packed dried figs; 3 tablespoons orange juice; 1/4 teaspoon almond extract; 1/4 cup coarse sugar

We deliver these fast and easy sweets to an assisted living home during the holidays and the residents love them! We also layer the ingredients in a canning jar, attach an instruction card around the lid and give the festive jars as gifts. These no-bake treats look beautiful in individual cookie tins, too! —Mandy Nall, Montgomery, Alabama

Ingredients

1/2 cup packed dried apricots
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup golden raisins
1/4 cup packed dried figs
3 tablespoons orange juice
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/4 cup coarse sugar

Directions

Place the first seven ingredients in a food processor; pulse until mixture just comes together. Shape mixture into 1-in. balls; roll in sugar. Store between layers of waxed paper in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Originally published as No bake sugar plum cookies in Cookies & Candies 2014 Bookazine