Festive Cherrettes Recipe

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Festive Cherrettes
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar

Directions:

  1. Blend together shortening, butter, salt, sugar, and vanilla. Add flour and pecans and mix into soft dough. Measure out level tablespoonfuls of dough and roll in palms of hands to form round balls.
  2. Place on greased baking sheets. Press a little indentation in center of each ball with a thimble and put a half of candied cherry on top of each.
  3. Bake in a 325 degree F (165 degrees C) oven for 25 minutes.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1222.74 Kcal (5119 kJ)
Calories from fat 848.93 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 94.33g 145%
Cholesterol 30.5mg 10%
Sodium 585.65mg 24%
Potassium 331.41mg 7%
Total Carbs 86.2g 29%
Sugars 32.19g 129%
Dietary Fiber 7.2g 29%
Protein 12.31g 25%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 2.4mg 13%
Calcium 56.4mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 577.17 Kcal (2416 kJ)
Calories from fat 400.72 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 44.52g 145%
Cholesterol 14.4mg 10%
Sodium 276.45mg 24%
Potassium 156.43mg 7%
Total Carbs 40.69g 29%
Sugars 15.2g 129%
Dietary Fiber 3.4g 29%
Protein 5.81g 25%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.1mg 13%
Calcium 26.6mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 31.5
    Points
  • 34
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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