CHRISTMAS COOKIE / COOKIES PUFFS

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I have had this cookie recipe for a long time, I think it came from Better Homes magazine...delicate and tender.

Provided by andypandy

Categories     Dessert

Time 28m

Yield 24-1 inch size balls, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 12

6 tablespoons white Crisco shortening
1 cup granulated sugar
2 hard-boiled eggs, yolks sieved
1 egg yolk, beaten
1 tablespoon fresh grated orange zest
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg or 1/4 teaspoon mace
1/4 cup chopped almonds
1 egg white, slightly beaten
granulated sugar, to roll balls into

Steps:

  • Boil the two whole eggs, cool and peel.
  • Remove the yolks and press through a seive so it is fine ground.
  • Eat the cooked whites for your lunch or snack--!
  • Cream shortening and 1/2 cup of the granulated sugar.
  • Add beaten egg yolk.
  • Cream very well.
  • Add the sieved egg yolks and blend.
  • Add the orange zest and blend.
  • Sift the dry ingredients and the other 1/2 cup of granulated sugar together.
  • Cut the dry ingredients into the creamed ingredients.
  • Add the almonds.
  • Shape into walnut size balls.
  • Dip into slightly frothy egg white.
  • Roll into extra granulated sugar.
  • Bake in preheated oven 350°F for 16- 18 minutes, until golden on bottoms.
  • Can dredge in icing powder if desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 110.4, Fat 4.7, SaturatedFat 1.1, Cholesterol 25.5, Sodium 76.4, Carbohydrate 15.4, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 8.5, Protein 2

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