Ambrosia Cookies Recipe

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Ambrosia Cookies
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Ingredients
16
Count
Nutrition
1498
Calories
Total time
15
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 385*.
  2. Grease several baking sheets or coat with nonstick spray.
  3. In a colander, rinse the raisins and apricots, if using, well under hot water, let stand until well drained; set aside.
  4. In a mediumb owl, throughly stir together the flour, baking powder, and salt and set aside.
  5. In a large bowl, with electric mixer on low speed, beat together the butter, oil and brown sugar, until blended. Increase the speed to medium and beat until well blended and smooth. Beat in the egg, vanilla and orange zest, if using.
  6. Beat or stir in flour mixture until evenly incorporated. Stir in coconut, corn flakes, pineapple, pecans oats, and drained fruit until evenly incorporated.
  7. Let dough stand for 10 minutes or until firmed up. if room is very warm refrigerate the dough.
  8. Shape portions of the dough into 1 1/2 balls, with lightly greased hands. Place on the baking sheets, spacing about 2 1/2 apart.
  9. Using your hand, press down the balls until they are about 1/3 thick.
  10. Bake the cookies, one sheet at a time, in upper third of the oven for 10-13 minutes, or until tinged with brown all over and just beginning to firm up in the centers; be careful not to overbake. Reverse the sheet from front to back halfway through baking to ensure even browning.
  11. Transfer the sheet to a wire rack and let stand until the cookies firm up.1-2 minutes.
  12. Using a spatula, transfer the cookies to wire rack to cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week or freeze for up to 1 month.
  13. **tip - to crush corn flakes, place in plastic bag and squeeze several times.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1498.42 Kcal (6274 kJ)
Calories from fat 864.36 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 96.04g 148%
Cholesterol 112.34mg 37%
Sodium 281.76mg 12%
Potassium 749.79mg 16%
Total Carbs 152.04g 51%
Sugars 74.35g 297%
Dietary Fiber 11.23g 45%
Protein 17.24g 34%
Vitamin C 6.5mg 11%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 13%
Iron 4.4mg 24%
Calcium 116.6mg 12%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 483.73 Kcal (2025 kJ)
Calories from fat 279.03 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31g 148%
Cholesterol 36.27mg 37%
Sodium 90.96mg 12%
Potassium 242.05mg 16%
Total Carbs 49.08g 51%
Sugars 24g 297%
Dietary Fiber 3.63g 45%
Protein 5.57g 34%
Vitamin C 2.1mg 11%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 13%
Iron 1.4mg 24%
Calcium 37.6mg 12%

* 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

  • 37.2
    Points
  • 42
    PointsPlus

Good Points

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

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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