Cherry Pecan Cookies
Servings: 28 Cookies
Calories: 126kcal
Ingredients
For the Cherry Pecan Cookies
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ⅔ cup brown sugar, packed
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ⅔ cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 Tbsp orange juice
- 1 cup fresh cherries, pitted, chopped into small pieces
- ½ cup pecans, chopped
For the Orange Glaze
- 1 cup powder sugar
- ½ tsp orange zest
- 2-3 Tbsp orange juice, squeezed fresh
Instructions
For the Cherry Pecan Cookies
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Cut butter into mixture, using a pastry blender, until mixture resembles fine crumbs.
- In a small mixing bowl, beat egg and then add orange juice. Add to flour mixture and stir until incorporated.
- Add chopped cherries and pecans. Stir.
- Using a 1" cookie scoop, drop each cookie onto an ungreased cookie sheet 2" apart.
- Bake for 11-13 minutes or until bottoms just start to brown. Remove from oven and place on wire rack to cool.
For the Orange Glaze
- In a small mixing bowl, mix powder sugar, orange zest and orange juice together until desired consistency is reached. Drizzle orange glaze with a spoon over cookies once they have cooled completely.
- Let glaze set then enjoy!
Notes
Recipe adapted from BHG Cranberry Jumbles
Nutrition
Serving: 28g | Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 56mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 1.6mg | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 0.6mg