Holly Clusters

30 minutes Prep: 10 minutes Cook: 20 minutes

347 calories per serving view nutrition facts

3 dozen suggest servings

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Ingredients

1 1/4	cups	brown sugar	firmly packed
3/4	cup	vegetable shortening
2	tablespoons	milk
1	tablespoon	vanilla extract
1	each	egg
1 3/4	cups	flour, all-purpose
1	teaspoon	salt
3/4	teaspoon	baking soda
1	cup	chocolate chips	semi-sweet
1/2	cup	pecans	chopped
3 1/2	tablespoons	powdered sugar
1/2	teaspoon	water
4	ounces	marzipan
1	x	food coloring	green
1	small	cinnamon	candies, red

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375oF (190oC). Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.

2. Combine brown sugar, shortening, milk and vanilla in large Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended.

Beat egg into creamed mixture.

3. Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Mix into creamed mixture just until blended.

Stir in chocolate chips and pecans.

4. Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls (15 mL) of dough 3 5. Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375oF (190oC) for 8 to 10 cookies.

DO NOT OVER BAKE. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet.

Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.

6. For decoration, mix icing sugar with water to form thick paste.

7. Add green food colouring to marzipan until desired colour.

Roll marzipan 1/16-inch (2 mm). Cut into holly leaf shapes using a sharp knife or small cutter.

Place leaves on cooled cookies with paste.

Add small red candies for holly berries.

Allow to set completely before storing cookies. 3 dozen cookies.

* If nuts are omitted, add an additional 1/2 cup (125 mL) semi-

sweet chocolate chips.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 99g

Amount per Serving

Calories 347 30% of calories from fat

	% Daily Value*
Total Fat 12.0g	18%
Saturated Fat 1.0g	7%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 47mg	16%
Sodium 712mg	30%
Total Carbohydrate 51.0g	17%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g	11%
Sugars 8.0g
Protein 9.0g	17%

Vitamin A	2%		Vitamin C	0%
Calcium	3%		Iron	17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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