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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Apr 29, 2009
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Prize-Winning Recipe 2006! Orange, mascarpone cheese and a dip in white chocolate are the flavor secrets to this delicious cookie.

Orange-Spice Drops

  • Prep Time 1 hr 5 min
  • Total 2 hr 5 min
  • Servings 36
  • Ingredients 10
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Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ Sugar Cookie Mix
  • 1/3 cup mascarpone cheese or 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 tablespoon grated orange peel
  • 1 tablespoon fresh orange juice
  • 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • 2 cups white candy melts, coating wafers or white vanilla baking chips (12 oz)
  • Edible orange glitter, if desired

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, beat cookie mix, cheese and butter with electric mixer on low speed until well mixed. Add orange peel, orange juice, pumpkin pie spice and egg; beat until thoroughly mixed.
  • Step 
    2
    Using small cookie scoop, shape dough into 1-inch balls. Roll balls in pecans. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 2 inches apart.
  • Step 
    3
    Bake 11 to 13 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool completely.
  • Step 
    4
    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. Place on waxed paper until almost set. Sprinkle dipped half of each cookie with edible glitter. Let cookies stand until candy coating is completely set, about 1 hour. Store between sheets of waxed paper in tightly covered container.

Nutrition

150 Calories
8g Total Fat
2g Protein
18g Total Carbohydrate
12g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
150
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
12%
Saturated Fat
3 1/2g
18%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
65mg
3%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
18g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
12g
Protein
2g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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