Fruit-Shaped Cookies Recipe

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Fruit-Shaped Cookies
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Ingredients
8
Count
Nutrition
753
Calories
Total time
90
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Mix margarine and sugar in medium bowl; stir in flour and almond extract until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  2. Divide dough into 3 equal parts; tint and shape each portion as desired; see below for fruit options.
  3. Place on ungreased cookie sheet; cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
  4. Preheat oven to 300F degrees.
  5. Bake cookies for about 30 minutes, until they're set but not browned.
  6. Apples: Mix red or green food colour into part of dough; shape into small balls; insert small piece of cinnamon stick in top of each stem end and whole clove into bottom of each for blossom end; dilute red or green food colour with water and brush over apples.
  7. Apricots: Mix red and yellow food colours into part of dough; shape into small balls; make crease down 1 side of each with a wooden pick; insert whole clove in each for stem end; dilute red food colour with water and brush over apricots.
  8. Oranges: Mix red and yellow food colours into part of dough; shape into small balls; insert whole clove in each for blossom end; prick balls with blunt end of wooden pick to resemble texture of orange peel.
  9. Pears: Mix yellow food colour into part of dough; shape into small balls, then into cone shapes, rounding narrow end of each; insert small piece of stick cinnamon in narrow end for stem; dilute red food colour with water and brush on cheeks of pears.
  10. Bananas: Mix yellow food colour into part of dough; shape into 3-inch rolls, tapering end to resemble bananas; flatten tops slightly to show planes of banana; curve each slightly; paint on characteristic markings with mixture of red, yellow and blue food colours diluted with water.
  11. Strawberries: Mix red food colour into part of dough; shape into small balls, then into heart shapes (about 3/4-inch high); prick with blunt end of wooden pick for texture; roll each in red sugar; insert small piece of green-coloured wooden pick or green dough into top of each for stem.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 753.37 Kcal (3154 kJ)
Calories from fat 420.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 46.75g 72%
Sodium 3mg 0%
Potassium 94.11mg 2%
Total Carbs 74.94g 25%
Sugars 14.7g 59%
Dietary Fiber 2.34g 9%
Protein 7.81g 16%
Vitamin A 0.6mg 19%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 13.6mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 495.23 Kcal (2073 kJ)
Calories from fat 276.57 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 30.73g 72%
Sodium 1.97mg 0%
Potassium 61.86mg 2%
Total Carbs 49.26g 25%
Sugars 9.66g 59%
Dietary Fiber 1.54g 9%
Protein 5.14g 16%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 19%
Iron 0.5mg 4%
Calcium 8.9mg 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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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 18.5
    Points
  • 21
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

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