Filled Christmas Cookies Recipe

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Filled Christmas Cookies
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
249
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup shortening
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 1/2 cups flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp nutmeg
  • omit nutmeg and vanilla
  • sub with 1 tsp. lemon extract
  • and 1/2 tsp lemon zest

Directions:

  1. Cream first two ingredients.
  2. Add milk, eggs and mix.
  3. Add to well mixed dry ingredients.
  4. Add nutmeg and vanilla.
  5. Refrigerate one hour or more.
  6. Roll out 1/4 of the chilled dough.
  7. Cut out half the rounds using a biscuit cutter.
  8. Place whole rounds on a cookie sheet.
  9. Add two teaspoons of filling.
  10. Use a donut cutter to make rounds with a hole.
  11. Top cookie with these so filling can peek through.
  12. Crimp/seal edges with finger tips or fork.
  13. Bake 400 F for 8-10 minutes.
  14. Cookies shouuld be pale while bottoms are golden brown.
  15. Fillings I prefer: Mincemeat, date filling, jellies, jams, cherry pie filling.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 248.59 Kcal (1041 kJ)
Calories from fat 116.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.92g 20%
Cholesterol 19.87mg 7%
Sodium 552.58mg 23%
Potassium 116.5mg 2%
Total Carbs 30.03g 10%
Sugars 7.76g 31%
Dietary Fiber 2.44g 10%
Protein 3.77g 8%
Iron 2.2mg 12%
Calcium 110.6mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 369.94 Kcal (1549 kJ)
Calories from fat 173.1 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.23g 20%
Cholesterol 29.57mg 7%
Sodium 822.33mg 23%
Potassium 173.37mg 2%
Total Carbs 44.7g 10%
Sugars 11.54g 31%
Dietary Fiber 3.63g 10%
Protein 5.61g 8%
Iron 3.3mg 12%
Calcium 164.6mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.6
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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