Apricot Sugar Plum Cookies
This recipe makes 57 pieces servings
Nutritional Info |
|
|---|---|
| Per Sugar Plum: about | - |
| cal | 4949 cal |
| pro | 1 g1g pro |
| total fat | 2 g2g total fat |
| sat. fat | 2 g2g sat. fat |
| carb | 7 g7g carb |
| fibre | 1 g1g fibre |
| chol | 1 mg1mg chol |
| sodium | 6 mg6mg sodium |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 11 calcium |
| iron | 44 iron |
| vit A | 33 vit A |
| vit C | 22 vit C |
No-bake cookies that store for a few weeks are like gold during the entertaining season. Treat these pretty sugar-rolled cookies like truffles and serve them in place of dessert with after-dinner coffee or tea.
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried apricots 2 cups dried apricots
- 2 cups unsweetened desiccated coconut 2 cups unsweetened desiccated coconut
- 1/2 cup diced crystallized ginger 1/2 cup diced crystallized ginger or candied cherries or orange peel or white chocolate
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1/2 cup icing sugar 1/2 cup icing sugar
Preparation
Line rimless baking sheets with parchment paper or grease; set aside.
In food processor, whirl apricots until finely chopped and sticky. In bowl, stir together apricots, coconut, ginger and condensed milk. Place icing sugar in shallow dish.
Shape by heaping teaspoonfuls (5 mL) into balls. Roll in sugar and place on pans. Let stand for 8 hours to dry. (Make-ahead: Layer between waxed paper in airtight container and freeze for up to 1 month.)
Additional information :
Tip: You can omit rolling the balls in icing sugar.
- Keywords : Dessert; Make-Ahead; Apricots; Coconut; Ginger;
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