Orange Cookies Dipped In Chocolate

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 1 cup unsalted butter (room temperature)
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup candied orange peel (chopped)
• 1 orange (zest)
• 1 tablespoon orange juice
• 1/2 tablespoon vanilla extract
• 8 ounces dark chocolate (chopped)

Recipe

• 1 cream the butter and the sugar.
• 2 mix the flour and the salt. mix the dry ingredients into the wet until it starts forming larger clumps.
• 3 mix in the candied orange, orange zest, orange juice and vanilla extract.
• 4 form the dough into the shape that you want, wrap it in plastic and let it chill in the fridge for at least an hour.
• 5 cut the log into 1/4 inch thick slices and place on a parchment lines baking pan with one inch of space between them.
• 6 bake in a preheated 325f oven until they just start to turn lightly golden brown on top, about 15-20 minutes.
• 7 let cool completely.
• 8 melt the chocolate in a double boiler.
• 9 dip the cookies into the chocolate and place on a sheet of parchment paper and let cool until the chocolate sets. (feel free to chill them in the fridge to help it set quicker.).