Poinsettia balls
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1½ | cup | All-purpose flour |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Baking soda |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ground nutmeg |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Butter or margarine |
| ⅓ | cup | Honey |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Orange peel; finely shredded |
| 4 | teaspoons | Orange juice |
| 1 | cup | Finely chopped pecans |
| ½ | cup | Red candied cherries |
Directions
Cut cherries in the shape of poinsettias make these cookies holiday favorites.
Directions: =A01 In a large mixing bowl, beat butter until softened. Beat in honey. Add egg yolk, orange peel and orange juice and mix well. =A02 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. =A03 Preheat oven to 325 degree F. =A04 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. =A05 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. Makes 3 dozen Posted to Bakery-Shoppe Digest V1 #422 by Shelley Sparks <ssparks@...> on Nov 29, 1997