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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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This recipe comes from a book called Cookies by the Dozen . It makes exactly 12 beautiful cookies - just enough to add to an existing cookie tray or share with a friend. These cookies are pretty, but very easy. If you add yellow and red food color to the batter, you'll have a great Halloween cookie. Ingredients:
3 ounces dark chocolate (i use hershey's) |
1/4 teaspoon orange zest |
2/3 cup flour, plus |
1 tablespoon flour |
1/4 teaspoon baking powder |
1 pinch salt |
4 tablespoons butter, softened |
1/3 cup sugar |
1 egg yolk |
2 teaspoons milk |
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract |
1/4 teaspoon orange extract |
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 400.
2. In separate bowl, melt chocolate.
3. I use the microwave.
4. Mix in orange zest and let cool.
5. In another bowl, mix dry ingredients.
6. Set aside.
7. Beat butter, sugar, egg yolk, milk and both extracts until fluffy.
8. Fold in flour mixture (dry ingredients) and stir until mixture pulls away from sides of bowl and forms dough.
9. Slightly flatten dough and pour melted chocolate orange mixture over.
10. Run a fork through to create dough with a marbled effect.
11. Drop by tablespoons onto a cookie sheet.
12. Lower oven heat to 350 and bake for 10 minutes.
13. Let cool, remove from cookies sheet.
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