ORANGE COCOA SANDIES

Orange Cocoa Sandies image

When I was growing up, I loved to help my mom cut out the appealing dessert recipes from newspapers and magazines. Then we would paste them all into a big book. This recipe is one of our favorites from the collection.

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 30m

Yield about 2 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons baking cocoa
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
Additional confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat butter, 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and extract until blended. In another bowl, whisk flour and cocoa; gradually beat into butter mixture. Stir in pecans., Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes or until set. Cool on pans 1-2 minutes. Roll warm cookies in confectioner's sugar. Cool on wire racks. If desired, reroll cookies in confectioner's sugar after cooling.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 91 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 29mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.