Orange Pecan Holiday Cookies
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Orange Pecan Holiday Cookies
Prep
15 minutes
| Cook
- Chill 2 hours, Bake 8-10 minutes
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Total
2 hours 25 minutes
24 servings
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
- 1/2 cup self-rising flour*
- 1/3 cup light brown sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 1 orange, zest only
- 4 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 24 pecan halves
- 2 tablespoons pecans, chopped
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° when cookie dough is ready
- In a large bowl, mix flours, sugar, chopped pecans and orange zest.
- In a small bowl, beat oil and egg whites together with a fork.
- Add egg mixture to flour mixture until a soft dough forms.
- Knead dough very lightly on a floured surface until smooth, then roll into a log shape about 12 inches long. Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for 2 hours.
- After chilling, unwrap dough and cut into 24 slices.
- Top each cookie with a pecan halve, slightly pressing it in.
- Bake 8-10 minutes on a cookie sheet that has been coated with non-stick cooking spray.
* Make your own self-rising flour by combining 1 cup all-purpose flour with 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
The white part of the orange below the skin is bitter, so avoid it when zesting.
"The orange zest really gives this cookie some zing!"
The white part of the orange below the skin is bitter, so avoid it when zesting.
"The orange zest really gives this cookie some zing!"
Nutrition Information
Calories: 60
Fat: 3.5 g
Cholesterol: 0 mg
Sodium: 10 mg
Carbohydrate: 7 g
Dietary fiber: 1 g
Protein: 1 g