Cookies Around the World 5 of 5 Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp grated lemons , rind of
  • 1/2 cup colored crystal sugar
  • 1 (1 oz) envelope premelted chocolate
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 oz premelted chocolate
  • 4 tsp milk
  • 1/4 cup colored crystal sugar or 1/4 cup chocolate sprinkles or 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts

Directions:

  1. BASIC COOKIE DOUGH.
  2. Cream butter and sugar.
  3. Beat in egg and vanilla.
  4. Add flour slowly, and mix well.
  5. Divide in two.
  6. TURKISH TWIRLS.
  7. Preheat oven to 375.
  8. Add to 1/2 basic cookie dough- lemon peel and ground cardamom.
  9. Mix well.
  10. Shape dough by rounded teaspoons into pencil-like strips, about 6 inches long.
  11. Roll strips in colored sugar.
  12. Coil around into spiral shapes.
  13. Bake on ungreased baking sheet about 10 minutes until set.
  14. Immediately remove from baking sheet.
  15. MEXICAN SWIZZLE STICKS.
  16. Preheat oven to 375.
  17. Mix into 1/2 basic cookie dough- premelted chocolate and cinnamon.
  18. Using star plate cookie press, for 4 inch fingers on ungreased baking sheet.
  19. Bake 5-7 minutes, or until set.
  20. Cool.
  21. Drizzle with chocolate glaze made as follows.
  22. Blend confectioners sugar, premelted chocolate, and milk.
  23. Sprinkle with colored shot, chocolate shot or nuts.
  24. Or, if desired, dip ends in or dust with Cinnamon/sugar made by blending 1/4 cup confectioners sugar and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 257.73 Kcal (1079 kJ)
Calories from fat 86.15 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 9.57g 15%
Cholesterol 32.61mg 11%
Sodium 5.45mg 0%
Potassium 25.99mg 1%
Total Carbs 41.65g 14%
Sugars 29.07g 116%
Dietary Fiber 0.52g 2%
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 8.4mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 426.69 Kcal (1786 kJ)
Calories from fat 142.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.85g 15%
Cholesterol 53.98mg 11%
Sodium 9.02mg 0%
Potassium 43.03mg 1%
Total Carbs 68.95g 14%
Sugars 48.13g 116%
Dietary Fiber 0.86g 2%
Protein 3.31g 4%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 4%
Iron 0.4mg 1%
Calcium 13.9mg 1%

* 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

  • 5.8
    Points
  • 7
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

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