Orange Shortbread With Spicy Dark Chocolate
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- Place first six ingredients in a food processor; process until dough comes together. Shape into a disk; wrap in plastic. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm enough to roll.
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0. On a floured surface, roll dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 3-1/2-in. diamond-shaped cookie cutter. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased
- . Refrigerate 15 minutes.
- Bake 9-11 minutes or until until edges are light brown. Cool on pans 2 minutes. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
- In a small bowl, mix chocolate and cayenne until smooth. Drizzle over cookies; refrigerate until set.
- Freeze undecorated cookies in freezer containers. To use, thaw in covered containers and decorate as desired.
flour, butter, sugar, orange zest, vanilla, salt, bittersweet chocolate, cayenne pepper
Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/orange-shortbread-with-spicy-dark-chocolate/ (may not work)