Orange Chocolate Shortbread Cookies

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It’s December and sharing today an easy recipe for shortbread cookies to relish or share with your family and friends, Orange Chocolate Shortbread Cookies.

Also try: Double Chocolate Chip Cookies, Brownie Cookies or Nankhatai.

Course: Snacks

Cuisine: Global

Time: Preparation – 20 mins, Baking – 15 mins, Total – 35 mins.

Servings: makes around 20 medium size cookies.

Ingredients:

  1. All-Purpose Flour – 1 cup
  2. Salted Butter – 1/2 cup
  3. Granulated Sugar – 1/2 cup
  4. Orange Zest of a medium orange or about 1/2 tbsp
  5. Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp
  6. Dark Chocolate Chips – 1/2 cup
  7. Sea Salt or Orange Zest to sprinkle on top.

PS: 1 Cup = 250 ML.

How to make Orange Chocolate Shortbread Cookies:

  1. Take a grinding jar. Add orange zest and sugar, pulse a few times to make a fine orange-sugar, it will be moist. Keep aside
  2. Take a mixing bowl. Add butter and beat with a hand mixer or a whisk until creamy
  3. Add orange-sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until light and fluffy
  4. Add flour and mix until fully incorporated. You will get a little crumbly dough, take it out and bring it together with your hands to form a dough
  5. Now form a log from the dough, about 12 inches long. Wrap it in a plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 2 hours.
  6. Pre-heat the oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with the parchment paper and keep aside
  7. Take the log of dough and remove the plastic wrap. Slice it into 1/2 inch slices and place them on the baking sheet
  8. Bake the cookies for about 12 mins, or until the edges begin to turn golden
  9. Let the cookies cool for 10 mins on the baking sheet then place them on a wired rack to cool down completely
  10. While cookies cool, melt the chocolate. Add chocolate chips to a microwave safe bowl. Microwave until melted, stirring every 30 secs
  11. Once cookies are completely cooled, dip them into the chocolate, about 1/3 of the cookie. Place them on a lined baking sheet and let them dry completely
  12. Sprinkle some orange zest or sea salt on top and your Orange Chocolate Shortbread Cookies are ready!!!

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