Figgy Cardamom Snickerdoodle Cookies | #FoodNetwork Recipe
Ingredients
- Big Girls, Small Kitchen: Chocolate Mint Thumbprint Cookies
- The Lemon Bowl: Chocolate Peanut Butter Dipped Shortbread
- Creative Culinary: Old Fashioned Date Nut Bars
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- Napa Farmhouse 1885: Almond-Sugar Cookies With Pepitas & Apricot
- Red or Green: Kahlua-Spice Brownies
- TasteBook: Peppermint Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
- The Wimpy Vegetarian: Figgy Cardamom Snickerdoodles
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- Elephants and the Coconut Trees: Almond and Apricot Cookies
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 30g | |
| Calories 9 | |
| Calories from Fat 1 | 11% |
| Total Fat 0.09g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.01g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 1mg | 0% |
| Potassium 42mg | 1% |
| Total Carbs 2.86g | 1% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.9g | 3% |
| Sugars 0.77g | 1% |
| Protein 0.34g | 1% |
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