Mini Holiday Muffins
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 large eggs, separated
- 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 24 Maraschino cherries
- 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
- Powdered sugar
- Cream butter and sugar together. Mix in
beaten egg yolks, cherry juice, flour and baking powder.
- Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into
mixture.
- Grease mini muffins tins and sprinkle
bottom with chopped pecans. Place 1 teaspoon dough in each and
place cherry on top. Add another teaspoon full of dough and sprinkle
top with pecans.
- Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.
- Remove from muffin tins and roll in powdered
sugar while still warm.
Makes 24 servings.
Recipe provided courtesy of Iowa Egg Council.