Chocolate Dipped Orange Butter Cookies |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 7 Minutes |
Ready In: 7 Minutes Servings: 48 |
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More wedding reception cooking - I thought this one would be something different, with the orange flavor and the chocolate dip. It's full of flavor...if you like orange and chocolate together, you should like this one! Read more ! Ingredients:
cookies |
1 cup sugar |
3/4 cup butter, softened |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/2 teaspoon orange extract |
1 egg |
2 tablespoons grated orange peel |
2 cups white flour |
1 teaspoon baking powder |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans, optional |
white sugar (for dipping the glass in to flatten the cookies before baking) |
glaze (i just melt an 8 ounce hershey chocolate bar) |
1 cup milk or semi-sweet chocolate chips, depending on your taste |
3 tablespoons light corn syrup |
4 tablespoons solid shortening (like crisco – now trans-fat free) |
Directions:
1. For the cookies, beat together sugar and butter in a large bowl.
2. Beat in the extract, egg and orange peel.
3. Stir in remaining cookie ingredients until well mixed.
4. Roll dough into 1” balls, and place them 2” apart on a lightly greased baking sheet (I found that a 1/2 tablespoon measuring spoon was the perfect size for dainty sized cookies).
5. Flatten each ball with the bottom of a glass that has been dipped in white sugar.
6. Bake at 375 degrees for 6 to 8 minutes, just until the cookies begin to brown very lightly around the edges.
7. Remove cookies from baking sheet and cool on racks or waxed paper.
8. When cookies are cool, dip 1/2 of each cookie into the glaze and lay on waxed paper to allow the glaze to set up and harden; sprinkle glaze with chopped nuts, if desired.
9. To make the glaze, place the chocolate chips in a narrow, deep microwaveable bowl (I use a 4 cup glass measuring cup for this); add corn syrup and shortening to bowl.
10. Microwave glaze for 45 seconds; depending on the power of your microwave, and continue to microwave 15 seconds at a time until all the chocolate is melted. Be careful not to overheat the chocolate or you will end up with a grainy, hard blob of chocolate!!
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