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M & M Chocolate Orange Jewels

Yield: 30 bars

Ingredients and directions for this recipe

2/3 c Butter Flavor Crisco 1/2 ts Baking Powder
3/4 c Light Brown Sugar, firmly 1/2 ts Baking Soda
Packed 1/2 ts Salt
1 lg Egg 1 c Pecans, coarsely chopped
1/4 c Orange Juice 12 oz M&M's Semi-sweet Chocolate
1 tb Orange Rind, grated Mini Baking Bits, Red&Green
2 1/4 c All Purpose Flour 1/3 c Orange Marmalade

VANILLA GLAZE
1 c Powdered Sugar 1 1/2 tb Warm Water

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl with electric mixer,
cream Crisco and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, orange juice
and orange rind, blending well. Combine flour, baking powder, baking
soda and salt; blend well into creamed mixture. By hand, stir in
pecans and M&M's Baking Bits. Reserve 1 cup of dough; spread
remainging dough into ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking dish. Spread
marmalade over top of dough within 1/2-inch of the edges. Drop
reserved dough by teaspoonfuls randomly over marmalade. Bake 25 to 30
minutes or until light golden brown. DO NOT OVERBAKE! Cool
completely; drizzle with vanilla glaze. Cut into bars. Store in
tightly covered container. To make glaze: Blend powdered sugar with 1
to 1 1/2 Tablespoons of warm water until desired consistency. place
glaze in small plastic sandwich bag. Cut tiny opening at 1 corner
(not more than 1/8 inch); close top of bag securely. Squeeze bag to
drizzle glaze over cookies.

See also:
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