Orange-Spice Drops

Name: Orange-Spice Drops
Prep time: 2 h 5 min
Cook time: 2 h 5 min
Total time: 2 h 5 min
Yield: 36
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters butter or margarine, softened; 79 milliliters mascarpone cheese or 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese; 1 egg; 1 Tbsp fresh orange juice; 1 Tbsp grated orange peel; 237 milliliters finely chopped pecans; 340 grams cups white candy melts, coating wafers or white vanilla baking chips; 0 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice; 1 pouch (1 lb 1.5 oz) Betty Crocker® sugar cookie mix

Orange-Spice Drops might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 36. Watching your figure? This gluten free recipe has 91 calories, 1g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. A mixture of pumpkin pie spice, mascarpone cheese) cream cheese, sugar cookie mix, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat cookie mix, cheese and butter with electric mixer on low speed until well mixed.

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Cookie Mix

Butter

Cheese

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Add orange peel, orange juice, pumpkin pie spice and egg; beat until thoroughly mixed.

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Pumpkin Pie Spice

Orange Juice

Orange Zest

Egg

Using small cookie scoop, shape dough into 1-inch balls.

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Dough

Roll balls in pecans. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.

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Pecans

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes.

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Oven

Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.

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Baking Sheet

In small microwavable bowl, microwave candy melts uncovered on High 1 to 2 minutes, stirring every 30 seconds, until melted and stirred smooth. Dip each cookie halfway into melted candy, letting excess drip off.

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Candy Melts