Santa's Lemon Balls Recipe

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Santa's Lemon Balls
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
834
Calories
Total time
27
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter (the recipe calls for shortening)
  • 3 eggs
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tsp lemon extract (i included a tbsp of lemon zest for a more lemony flavor)
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tbsp water

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.Blend the sugar and shortening (Butter) until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then add milk, vanilla extract, and lemon extract, add zest if using. Mix until well blended.
  2. Combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add the flour mixture to the liquid mixture, a little at a time Mixing until combined, the dough will be quite sticky.
  3. Drop spoonfulls of the dough onto parchment paper lined baking sheets. Bake for 9 to 12 minutes. Place cookies on cooling rack and allow to cool completely before frosting.
  4. To Make Icing: Combine the confectioners sugar, and lemon extract, if using lemon zest add that too. Beat until smooth and make icing thick enough to spread onto cooled cookie. You may need to add a bit more confectioners sugar to reach YOUR desired consistency, but as this recipe was given was perfect for me. Allow icing to harden prior to putting into an airtight container, and store at room temperature.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 834.26 Kcal (3493 kJ)
Calories from fat 163.33 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.15g 28%
Cholesterol 122.92mg 41%
Sodium 65.05mg 3%
Potassium 388.82mg 8%
Total Carbs 159.79g 53%
Sugars 107.76g 431%
Dietary Fiber 1.93g 8%
Protein 9.91g 20%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 6%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Calcium 160.5mg 16%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 341.02 Kcal (1428 kJ)
Calories from fat 66.76 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.42g 28%
Cholesterol 50.25mg 41%
Sodium 26.59mg 3%
Potassium 158.94mg 8%
Total Carbs 65.32g 53%
Sugars 44.05g 431%
Dietary Fiber 0.79g 8%
Protein 4.05g 20%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 6%
Iron 0.5mg 7%
Calcium 65.6mg 16%

* 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.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 17.8
    Points
  • 23
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • very low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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