Mini Holiday Muffins

10 ingredients
9 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, separated
  • 1 tablespoon maraschino cherry juice
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
  • 24 maraschino cherries
  • 1 cup pecans, finely chopped
  • powdered sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Cream butter and sugar together.
  2. 2
    Mix in beaten egg yolks, cherry juice, flour and baking powder.
  3. 3
    Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into mixture.
  4. 4
    Grease mini muffins tins and sprinkle bottom with chopped pecans.
  5. 5
    Place 1 teaspoon dough in each and place cherry on top.
  6. 6
    Add another teaspoon full of dough and sprinkle top with pecans.
  7. 7
    Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.
  8. 8
    Remove from muffin tins and roll in powdered sugar while still warm.
  9. 9
    Makes 24 mini muffins.

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