-Dottie Cross TMPJ72B
1 c Margarine or butter
3/4 c Packed brown sugar
2 Egg yolks
2 oz Semiswet chocolate;
-melted and cooled
1 1/2 ts Finely shredded orange peel
1 ts Ground cinnamon
1 ts Vanilla
1/4 ts Salt
2 1/4 c All-purpose flour
1 1/2 c Finely chopped pecans (to 2)
2 Egg whites
3/4 c Cherry jelly or preserves
In large mixing bowl beat margarine or butter and brown sugar with an
electric mixer on medium speed for 30 seconds. Add egg yolks, beating
well. Blend in melted chocolate, orange peel, cinnamon, vanilla, and
salt. Stir in flour. Place pecans and egg white in two separate
small, shallow bowls. Slightly beat egg whites with a fork. Shape
dough into 1-inch balls. Dip eah ball into egg white; roll in pecans
to coat. Place balls, 2 inches apart, on lightly greased baking
sheets. Using your thumb, make slight indentation in top of each
cookie. Bake in 350 degree oven about 12 minutes or till edges are
firm. Cool cookies on a wire rack. Fill centers of cooled cookies
with a small spoonful of jelly or preserves. Makes about 60 cookies.
Nutrition information per cookie: 88 calories, 5 grams fat, 7 mg
cholesterol and 48 mg sodium.
Yields
72 Servings