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Holiday Thumbprint Cookies

Source: dLife

Cookies made with yellow cake mix and a sweet fruit spread makes this both a healthy and tasty holiday treat.

Nutrition Facts

Makes 20 servings
Amount Per Serving

Calories	63.1

Total Carbs	12.3 g

Dietary Fiber	0.3 g

Sugars	0.9 g

Total Fat	1.3 g

Saturated Fat	0.2 g

Unsaturated Fat	0.3 g

Potassium	15.6 mg

Protein	0.7 g

Sodium	81.6 mg

Dietary Exchanges 1.3 Fat, 0.0 Fruits, 0.8 Other Carbs, 0.0 Starch, 0.0 Lean Meat

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Ingredients

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
In a medium bowl, beat cake mix with orange juice, orange peel and vanilla with an electric mixer at medium speed for 2 minutes or until the mixture looks crumbly.
Increase speed of mixer and beat mixture for 2 minutes or until the smooth dough forms, which will be very sticky.
Use nonstick cooking spray to coat hands. Take dough and shape into 1-inch balls and place balls on prepared baking sheets about 2 1/2 inches apart.
With thumb press center of each ball and fill in the thumbprint mark with 1/4 teaspoon of fruit spread and sprinkle nuts over the top.
Bake cookies for 8 to 9 minutes or until the cookies have become a light golden brown and are no longer shiny, making sure to not overbake.
Remove cookies from oven and place on wire racks allowing cookies to cool completely.