Tropical Nut Crisps Recipe

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Tropical Nut Crisps
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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
95
Calories
Total time
10
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 tsp. orange or lemon extract
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 9 oz. white almond bark chocolate plus 1-2 oz for glaze(this comes in a big bar or hershey's vanilla milk chocolate chips
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 to 1-1/4 cups finely ground pecans
  • vanilla glaze : recipe follows

Directions:

  1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large mixer bowl, beat butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  3. Add corn syrup, egg, orange and vanilla extracts; blend well.
  4. In small microwave bowl, place 9 oz. chopped white chocolate.
  5. Microwave on high for 1 minute or until smooth when stirred vigorously; blend into butter mixture.
  6. Stir together, flour, baking soda and salt; add to vanilla mixture, blending well.
  7. Refrigerate 1 hour or until dough is firm enough to handle.
  8. Shape dough into 1-inch balls; roll in nuts, pressing nuts into dough lightly.
  9. Place on ungreased cookie sheet.
  10. Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until golden around edges.
  11. Cool several minutes; remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
  12. (During this time, cookies will flatten and set.)
  13. Cool completely. Drizzle glaze over each cookie. Makes about 5 dozen.
  14. Vanilla Glaze: In small microwave-safe bowl, place 1-2 oz white chocolate. Microwave on high 1 minute; stir vigorously until smooth when stirred. Take a fork and randomly drizzle over cookies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 95.48 Kcal (400 kJ)
Calories from fat 57.01 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.33g 10%
Cholesterol 5.76mg 2%
Sodium 56.04mg 2%
Potassium 27.99mg 1%
Total Carbs 8.04g 3%
Sugars 3.26g 13%
Dietary Fiber 0.74g 3%
Protein 1.41g 3%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.2mg 1%
Calcium 8.1mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 472.62 Kcal (1979 kJ)
Calories from fat 282.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.36g 10%
Cholesterol 28.54mg 2%
Sodium 277.42mg 2%
Potassium 138.55mg 1%
Total Carbs 39.81g 3%
Sugars 16.13g 13%
Dietary Fiber 3.67g 3%
Protein 6.97g 3%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 0%
Iron 1.1mg 1%
Calcium 40.3mg 1%

* 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

  • 2.3
    Points
  • 3
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

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