Holiday Thumb Print Cookies

I found this recipe not too long ago on the WeightWatchers boards. I was drawn to this recipe because 1) it's a cookie, 2) it has a limited number of ingredients, and 3) it's a cookie.

Holiday Thumb Print Cookies (serves 20 at 1 point a piece)

Ingredients:
1 package yellow cake mix
3 Tbsp orange juice
2 tsp grated orange peel
1/2 tsp vanilla
4 tsp strawberry all-fruit spread
2 Tbsp pecans - chopped

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350F. Spray baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

Beat cake mix, orange juice, orange peel, and vanilla in a medium bowl with an electric mixer at medium-low speed for 2 minutes, until mixture looks crumbly. Increase speed to medium-high and beat 2 minutes longer or until smooth dough forms. Dough will be very sticky.

Coat hands with nonstick cooking spray. Roll dough into 1" balls. Place balls 2 1/2" apart on prepared baking sheets. Press center of each ball with thumb. Fill each thumb print with 1/4 tsp fruit spread. Sprinkle with nuts.

Bake 8-9 minutes or until cookies are light golden brown and lose their shininess. Do not over bake. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.

When I made these I omitted the pecans, and I used the strawberry rhubarb fruit spread that I mentioned the other day. These cookies are absolutely delicious! The dough has a nice orangey flavor to it, and the fruit spread adds so much to the cookie as well. Overall they are very sweet, so you could definitely be satisfied with just one...okay maybe two ;)