New Zealand Holly Cookies Recipe

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New Zealand Holly Cookies
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Ingredients
13
Count
Nutrition
653
Calories
Total time
70
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp baking powder
  • 2/3 cup raspberry jam
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 2 -3 tsp milk
  • green food coloring

Directions:

  1. Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder and 1/4 tsp salt.
  2. Cut in margarine (like pie dough).
  3. Make a well in the center of the dough.
  4. Combine egg and 1/4 cup milk and pour them into the well.
  5. Stir dough until moist.
  6. Flour a flat surface and roll dough out to 1/8 thick.
  7. Cut into 2 circles.
  8. Bake at 375°F for 8-10 minutes.
  9. Place on a rack to cool.
  10. Once cooled, place 1/2 tsp jam on the bottom of one cookie.
  11. Cover the jam with another cookie, ie cookie- jam- cookie.
  12. In a small bowl stir together powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk to make a glaze.
  13. Glaze the top of one side of each double cookie and place 2-3 cinnamon candies into the glaze.
  14. The candies are to be the holly berries.
  15. Allow glaze to set.
  16. Use a small clean paintbrush to paint several holly leaves and a stem on each cookie using green food coloring.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 652.66 Kcal (2733 kJ)
Calories from fat 267.28 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29.7g 46%
Cholesterol 28.77mg 10%
Sodium 916.74mg 38%
Potassium 1064.52mg 23%
Total Carbs 90.94g 30%
Sugars 46.32g 185%
Dietary Fiber 2.52g 10%
Protein 7.35g 15%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 1.4mg 8%
Calcium 111.3mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 435.99 Kcal (1825 kJ)
Calories from fat 178.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 19.84g 46%
Cholesterol 19.22mg 10%
Sodium 612.39mg 38%
Potassium 711.11mg 23%
Total Carbs 60.75g 30%
Sugars 30.94g 185%
Dietary Fiber 1.68g 10%
Protein 4.91g 15%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 0.9mg 8%
Calcium 74.4mg 11%

* 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

  • 15
    Points
  • 18
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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