Thursday, December 3, 2009

Reindeer Poops (aka Crackle Spice Drops)


These delicious cookies are moist and tender with a hint of spice - great for a snack or holiday party. MADE AND APPROVED!!! (Oh, and renamed - formerly know as "Crackle Spice Drops" - Reindeer Poops is waaayyy better.)


Ingredients

1/2 cup(s) Brummel & Brown
1/2 cup(s) Brown Sugar Blend
3 tbsp All Whites (Egg whites)
1 Tbsp vanilla extract
2 cup(s) all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp table salt
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1/4 cup(s) powdered sugar

Instructions
Preheat oven to 375°F.

In a mixing bowl, on medium speed, beat margarine with brown sugar until creamy. Add egg and vanilla extract; beat until light and fluffy. Stir in flour, baking soda, salt and spice.

Use a tablespoon measure "thing" filled flat to top with dough, take out, and make a bit round. Roll dough into powdered sugar to coat. Place onto sprayed baking sheet. Bake 10 mins.

Makes 24 servings. 1 point per serving.

Pecan Tartlets

3 large eggs
1/8 t. salt
1 T. butter, melted
1/3 c. dark brown corn syrup
2/3 c. dark brown sugar
1 t/ vanilla
1/3 c. chopped pecans
24 pecan halves


Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Spray a 12 slot muffin pan with pam. In a bowl beat eggs and salt. Add melted butter, corn syrup, brown sugar, vanilla and beat well. Blend in chopped pecans and spoon mixture half way up each muffin cup. Place 2 pecan halves on each. Bake for 17 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees and bake until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean, about 15-20 minutes. Remove, cool, serve.
12 servings at 3 points each.


Make sure you watch these because we made them last year and they cooked faster than the instructions were telling.