Mothers Day Fruit Coookies Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

6 oz / 150g butter, softened
5 oz / 125g caster sugar, plus extra for sprinkling
grated rind of 1 lemon
2 egg yolks
9 oz / 250g plain flour
1/2 tsp mixed spice ( cinnamon , nutmeg , allspice)
2 oz / 40g currants
1 oz / 20g chopped citrus peel

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F/170C/150C Fan/as Mark 3
Beat butter, sugar and lemon rind until creamy
Beat in egg yolks until smooth.
Beat in flour, spice, currants and citrus peel.
Gather mixture into ball and make into a soft dough.
Turn onto a floured board or worktop and roll out to 1/2-inch thickness.
Cut out with a 4 inch / 10cm fluted pastry cutter.
Cut out 20 cookies, re-rolling dough until all is used.
Place evenly spaced on cookie sheet covered with foil or baking parchment.
Bake 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
Sprinkle with sugar while warm.
Cool on wire rack.
For a nice touch, stack a few cookies and tie them with a thin ribbon with a bow on top..

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	602.34 Kcal (2522 kJ)
Calories from fat	323.59 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	35.95g	55%
Cholesterol	138.62mg	46%
Sodium	748.55mg	31%
Potassium	149.52mg	3%
Total Carbs	64.58g	22%
Sugars	30.79g	123%
Dietary Fiber	4.04g	16%
Protein	6.89g	14%
Vitamin C	10.1mg	17%
Vitamin A	0.3mg	11%
Iron	2.8mg	15%
Calcium	119.1mg	12%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	406.79 Kcal (1703 kJ)
Calories from fat	218.54 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	24.28g	55%
Cholesterol	93.61mg	46%
Sodium	505.54mg	31%
Potassium	100.98mg	3%
Total Carbs	43.61g	22%
Sugars	20.79g	123%
Dietary Fiber	2.73g	16%
Protein	4.65g	14%
Vitamin C	6.8mg	17%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	11%
Iron	1.9mg	15%
Calcium	80.4mg	12%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

14.2

Points
17

PointsPlus

Good Points

saturated fat free,
good source of fiber

Bad Points

High in Sodium

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