Cocoa Wedding Cakes Recipe

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Cocoa Wedding Cakes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup pecans
  • 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup cold butter, cut up (2 sticks)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 3/4 cups flour
  • 1/3 cup mini chocolate chip

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
  2. In a food processor with knife blade attached, pulse pecans with 1/2 cup powdered sugar until pecans are finely ground.
  3. Add butter and vanilla and process until smooth, occasionally stopping food processor to scrape side with rubber spatula.
  4. Add flour and cocoa and pulse until evenly mixed; add chocolate chips and pulse JUST until combined.
  5. With floured hands, shape dough by rounded measuring teaspoons into 1-inch balls; place balls, 1 inch apart, on ungreased large cookie sheet.
  6. Bake cookies 16 to 18 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned; transfer cookies to wire rack to cool slightly.
  7. Sift remaining 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar onto waxed paper.
  8. While cookies are still warm, roll in powdered sugar to coat; return to wire rack to cool completely; when cool, gently roll cookies in powdered sugar again.
  9. Store cookies in tightly covered container at room temperature up to 2 weeks, or in freezer up to 3 months.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3712.78 Kcal (15545 kJ)
Calories from fat 2126.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 236.26g 363%
Cholesterol 162.68mg 54%
Sodium 4142.62mg 173%
Potassium 5092.45mg 108%
Total Carbs 379.87g 127%
Sugars 156.38g 626%
Dietary Fiber 19.88g 80%
Protein 42.5g 85%
Vitamin C 0.8mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.8mg 25%
Iron 10.3mg 57%
Calcium 499.8mg 50%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 514.3 Kcal (2153 kJ)
Calories from fat 294.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.73g 363%
Cholesterol 22.54mg 54%
Sodium 573.84mg 173%
Potassium 705.42mg 108%
Total Carbs 52.62g 127%
Sugars 21.66g 626%
Dietary Fiber 2.75g 80%
Protein 5.89g 85%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 25%
Iron 1.4mg 57%
Calcium 69.2mg 50%

* 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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Weightwatchers Points

  • 93.1
    Points
  • 104
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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