Easy Holiday Thumbprint Cookies Recipe | Festive & Delicious

INGREDIENTS

1 package (8 ounces) yellow cake mix 3 tablespoons orange juice 2 teaspoons grated orange peel 1/2 teaspoon vanilla 5 teaspoons strawberry all-fruit spread 2 tablespoons pecans, chopped

PREPARATION:

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
2. Beat cake mix, orange juice, orange peel and vanilla in medium bowl at medium speed of electric mixer 2 minutes or until mixture is crumbly. Increase speed to medium-high and beat 2 minutes or until smooth dough forms. (Dough will be very sticky.)
3. Coat hands with nonstick cooking spray. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls 2-1/2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets. Press center of each ball with thumb. Fill each thumbprint with 1/4 teaspoon fruit spread. Sprinkle with nuts.
4. Bake 8 to 9 minutes or until cookies are light golden brown and no longer shiny. Do not overbake. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

This recipe appears in: Christmas NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Serving Size: 1 cookie Total Fat 1 g Calories 54 Saturated Fat <1 g Carbohydrate 10 g Fiber <1 g Protein <1 g Sodium 74 mg Calories from Fat 23 % DIETARY EXCHANGE: Starch 1/2 Fat 1/2