Chocolate-Dipped Orange Cookies Recipe

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With orange peel and extract, these tender cookies are bursting with fresh citrus flavor. Dipping them in chocolate adds a special touch.—Joanne Burkert, Beecher, Illinois

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Chocolate-Dipped Orange Cookies Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling

Yield: 36 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 teaspoon orange extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 ounces dark chocolate candy coating
1/2 cup chopped almonds, toasted

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in orange peel and extract. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Divide dough into 36 pieces; shape each into a 2-1/2-in. rope. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-12 minutes or until set. Cool for 2 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip ends of cookies in coating; allow excess to drip off. Sprinkle with almonds. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 112 calories, 7 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 13 mg cholesterol, 52 mg sodium, 11 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1-1/2 fat, 1/2 starch.

Originally published as Chocolate-Dipped Orange Cookies in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2010, p143