LITTLE GEM COOKIES
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment paper. Combine first 3 ingredients using a food processor. Cut in butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. In a small bowl, beat the yolks with the vanilla extract and add to the flour mixture. Beat until completely blended. Pinch off pieces of dough and roll into balls. Place on the lined cookie sheet. Make indentation with thumb, fill the hole with preserves and press on a pecan half. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes.
SARA'S SWEDISH GEM COOKIES
Make and share this Sara's Swedish Gem Cookies recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Kana6615
Categories Dessert
Time 25m
Yield 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar together.
- Add flour and egg yolks. Beat 1 minute.
- Chill.
- Shape into balls. Dip in egg whites and roll in chopped pecans.
- Flatten on a cookie sheet and press thumb in center of each cookie. Fill indentation with jam.
- Cook at 350 for 8-10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 174.5, Fat 13, SaturatedFat 5.4, Cholesterol 36.1, Sodium 59.9, Carbohydrate 13.1, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 4.5, Protein 2.3
SLICE 'N' BAKE LEMON GEMS
Rolled in colorful sprinkles, these melt-in-your-mouth cookies are pretty enough for a party. I make a lot of them for holiday cookie trays. (Complete your cookie tray with Chocolate Pretzel Rings.) -Delores Edgecomb, Atlanta, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield about 2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a small bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in lemon zest. In another bowl, whisk flour and cornstarch; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Refrigerate, covered, 1 hour or until easy to handle., Shape into a 7-in.-long roll (about 1-3/4-in. diameter); roll in colored sugar. Wrap in plastic; refrigerate 2-3 hours or until firm., Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap and cut dough crosswise into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 9-11 minutes or until set and edges are light brown. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., In a small bowl, mix icing ingredients; spread over cookies. Let stand until set.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 117 calories, Fat 6g fat (4g saturated fat), Cholesterol 15mg cholesterol, Sodium 46mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
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