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Ingredients
| salted butter: 1/2 cup |
| granulated sugar: 1/4 cup |
| eggs: 1 (separated) |
| vanilla extract: 1/2 tsp |
| orange zest: 2 Tbl |
| lemon zest: 1 Tbl |
| salt: 1/4 tsp |
| lemon juice: 1 Tbl |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 1 cup (sifted) |
| dried brazilnuts (whole): 1/2 cup (chopped) |
| red candied cherries: 20 |
Butter-Nut Drops
Credit: Food.com
User rating:
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Prep Time
45 min -
Cook Time
25 min -
Servings
40 serving(s)
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- Cream butter and sugar well.
- Add egg yolk, vanilla, orange and lemon zest and salt; beat well.
- Stir in lemon juice and flour.
- Cover and chill 3 or more hours.
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Roll dough into 40 small balls of about 1/2 rounded teaspoon each.
- Dip balls into the slightly beaten egg white, then roll in the chopped nuts.
- Place 1 inch apart on a greased cookie sheet, and press 1/2 candied cherry on top of each.
- Bake 25 minutes.