Cookie Recipes - Chocolate Orange Cookies

 

Ingredients

• 1 cup/150 g all-purpose/plain flour

• 1/8 tsp salt

• 6 tbsp butter, cut up

• 1/3 cup/50 g finely ground almonds

• 1/4 cup/50 g granulated sugar

• 1 tbsp finely grated orange zest

• 1 large egg yolk, lightly beaten

• 2 tbsp fresh orange juice

• 4 oz/125 g semisweet/dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

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Method:

1. Sift the flour and salt into a large bowl. Cut in the butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs.

2. Mix in the ground almonds, sugar, and orange zest. Add the egg yolk and orange juice until smooth. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

3. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C/gas 4. Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll out the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch (5 mm).

4. Use a 2inch (5-cm) cookie cutter to cut out the cookies. Continue cutting out cookies until all the dough is used.

5. Transfer the cookies to the prepared cookie sheets, placing them 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart.

6. Bake for 10-15 minutes, or until golden. Transfer to racks to cool. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler over barely simmering water.

7. Dip the cookies halfway into the chocolate and let stand for 30 minutes until set.