Chocolate Dipped Orange Butter Cookies

By Traci Coleman
@TraciB70

My husband gives these his seal of approval! Nice orange flavor to these cookies; they'd be good even without the chocolate. Ok... who am I kidding? EVERYTHING is better with chocolate, right? :)

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★★★★★ 2 votes

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Ingredients

1 c: sugar
3/4 c: butter, softened
1 tsp: vanilla
1: egg
2 c: flour
1 tsp: baking powder
3/4 tsp: salt
2 Tbsp: grated orange zest
1/2 c: semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/2 c: milk chocolate chips
1/4 c: shortening

How to Make Chocolate Dipped Orange Butter Cookies

Step-by-Step

1Heat oven to 375. In large bowl, combine sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg; blend well.
2Stir in flour, baking powder, salt and orange zest. Roll dough into 1" balls and place 2" apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Flatten with the bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
3Bake at 375 for 6-8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool for 1 minute and transfer to cooling rack to let cool completely.
4Combine glaze ingredients and melt in microwave. To do this, heat for 1 minute; stir. Heat for 30 seconds; stir. Repeat heating for 30 second intervals until most chips are melted, stirring in between each cycle.
5Dip 1/2 of each cookie into the glaze. Shake off excess and place dipped cookies on a cookie sheet that has been lined with wax paper. Chill in fridge until glaze is set, about 10 minutes.