Shelly's Recipe

CHRISTMAS BONBONS

Category: Cookies

1/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup butter; softened
1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed and undiluted
1/4 cup honey
1 1/2 tsp grated orange rind
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
1/2 cup plus 2 tbsp flour
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp baking soda
1/8 tsp ground cloves
1/8 tsp ground allspice
1/2 cup dried cranberries
1/3 cup golden raisins
1/3 cup finely chopped dried apricots
3 tbsp chopped almonds

Cream sugar and bitter until mixture is light and fluffy (about 5 minutes). Add juice concentrate, honey, orange rind, vanilla, and egg; beat until blended.

Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, cloves and allspice. With mixer running at low speed, gradually add to orange mixture. Stir in cranberries, raisins, apricots, and almonds. Spoon batter evenly into 33 paper lined miniature muffin pans. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool in pans 3 minutes; remove from pans and cool on wire rack.