Orange Chocolate Dips
These Orange Chocolate Dips are a new look on the original shortbread holiday cookies. It has a hint of orange zest in it and would be perfect for parties.
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
Few drops of vanilla extract
Grated zest of 1 orange
6 oz semisweet chocolate,(for dipping)
Makes about 25 dipped cookies
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. I normally don't heat up the oven until half way through because I am relatively slow, but if you are fast then preheat the oven first thing.
1. Cream the melted butter and confectioners' sugar together in a large bowl.
2. Next add a few drops of vanilla, cornstarch, flour, and orange zest to the butter mixture. Stir until it forms a thick dough. If your dough is too stiff to pipe, then add a little bit of water until easier to pipe onto a baking sheet.
3. Get a piping bag with a star nozzle, and spoon the dough into it. Note: If you don't have a pastry bag then you can also use a plastic bag, by cutting a hole in a corner of the bag. My star nozzle wasn't big enough, so I just did two rows right next to each other. You can also make your rows straight or you can make it with swirls by gently moving the bag up and down while piping. Pipe even, short rows onto waxed paper on a baking sheet.
4. Then, off to the oven! Let them bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown. Let the cookies cool. You can melt the chocolate in a bowl over a pan of simmering water, but I took the easy way out, and just microwaved it:)
5.Dip each stick into the melted chocolate. I did about 1/4 of chocolate on the cookies. That's it! Let the chocolate harden, and enjoy!
Don't forget to turn the oven off!
