Sugar Plums (Gift-giving)

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup dried apricot
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans
• 1/4 cup dried fig
• 1/4 cup golden raisin
• 1/4 cup flaked coconut
• 3 tablespoons orange-flavored liqueur
• 1/4 cup sugar

Directions

1. 1

   Finely chop apricot, pecans, figs, raisins and coconut by hand or in a food processor.

2. 2

   Add liquer; blend well.

3. 3

   Shape into 1" balls by rolling between the palms of your hands.

4. 4

   Roll each ball in sugar.

5. 5

   Store in air-tight containers in the refrigerator between sheets of wax paper for up to 1 month.

6. 6

   To package: Place several sugar plums in a doily cone.

7. 7

   Arrange in a shallow basket and add a sprig of holly.

8. 8

   Add pretty bows or ribbon.

9. 9

   NOTE: I always double the recipe because I seem to roll the balls larger than 1" and do not yield 36 without doubling it and sometimes then I still do not get the full yield.