Chocolate-Orange Cocoa Hearts |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 14 Minutes |
Ready In: 34 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Ingredients:
ingredients for 1 recipe sugar cookie dough, at room temperature |
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder |
2 ounces bittersweet chocolate, very finely chopped |
3 tablespoons orange marmalade |
1 egg white, beaten with 1/2 teaspoon water |
white sanding sugar, for sprinkling |
equipment: 2-by-2 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter |
Directions:
1. Start with Alton's Sugar Cookie dough recipe.
2. Add and sift the cocoa powder with the flour, baking powder and salt. Proceed with Sugar Cookie Dough recipe and chill for 2 hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Stir the chopped chocolate and marmalade together in a small bowl until combined.
4. Sprinkle a work surface and rolling pin with confectioner's sugar and roll out dough to 1/8-inch thick. Move dough frequently to prevent it from sticking and add more confectioner's sugar to the work surface and rolling pin as needed. With a 2-by-2 1/2-inch heart-shaped cookie cutter, cut 48 hearts, re-rolling dough as needed. Place half of the hearts at least 1 inch apart on two parchment-lined baking sheets.
5. Evenly spread about 1 level teaspoon of the marmalade/chocolate mixture over each heart, leaving a 1/4-inch border around the edges. Brush the outer edge of the hearts lightly with egg-white wash. Place another dough heart over the filling and gently press the edges to seal. Continue with remaining dough cut-outs. Lightly brush the surface of the cookies with egg-white wash and sprinkle generously with sanding sugar. Bake until set, about 12-14 minutes. Let cool on the pan slightly before transferring to a rack to cool completely.
6. /content/dam/images/food/fullset/2008/12/3/0/cocoa_hearts_s4x3.jpg How to Make Chocolate-Orange Cocoa Hearts
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