Chocolate Dipped Orange Butter Cookies
By
Traci Coleman
@TraciB70
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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? :)
Blue Ribbon Recipe
These butter cookies just melt in your mouth. Orange zest gives the cookies a refreshing orange flavor. Dipping them in chocolate makes them even better. Pack in a cellophane bag and you have a lovely party favor or hostess gift. 
Ingredients
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COOKIES
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1 csugar
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3/4 cbutter, softened
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1 tspvanilla
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1egg
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2 call-purpose flour
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1 tspbaking powder
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3/4 tspsalt
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2 Tbspgrated orange zest
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CHOCOLATE DIPPING GLAZE
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1/2 csemi-sweet chocolate chips
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1/2 cmilk chocolate chips
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1/4 cshortening
How to Make Chocolate Dipped Orange Butter Cookies
- Heat oven to 375. In large bowl, combine sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add vanilla and egg; blend well.
- Stir 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.
- Bake 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.
- Combine 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.
- Dip 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.
