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Chocolate Dipped Orange Butter Cookies Recipe


Chocolate Dipped Orange Butter Cookies Recipe
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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!

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Ingredients
  • Cookies
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ¾ cup butter, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon orange extract
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons grated orange peel
  • 2 cups white flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ 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 ½ 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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This sounds fantastic. Great post my friend and a very high 5.


Oh, these are just the flavor combination to make me happy, happy happy!!!


Krummie - just when I was really missing your posts this showed up. Citrus plus chocolate - heaven. I'll do these with semi-sweet chocolate and know how wonderful they'll be.


Fantastic...Thank you...:)


Yummy.................:]


Yummy, love this flavor combo.


I LOVE orange and chocolate together! Saving this one, it looks and sounds wonderful!


You're killing me here with all these new great recipes. I have to admit that I've never been to a wedding where there were cookies put out for the guests. What a good idea! Congratulations to the Bride and Groom! And thank you for the new recipe to tease my tastebuds!


Krum, miss you! How the heck are you? I need to sit down and write you a pm . I know I said this before. These cookies look delicious....I love the chocolate and orange combo! Another wedding, huh? I haven't posted anything in months...Take care and I hope you are feeling ok! More later...I've spent over 2 hrs. on the phone so I am going to "retire" for the evening.


Great recipe. Im sure the wedding party was in pure bliss after eating all of these wonderful cookies.


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