Chocolate-Dipped Orange Cookies

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons grated orange zest
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup finely chopped blanched almonds
• 5 ounces semisweet chocolate, chopped
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1/4 cup finely chopped blanched almonds

1. Preheat oven to 325u0b0. In a large bowl, beat butter, cream cheese, sugar and salt until blended. Beat in orange zest and vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in almonds.
2. Shape dough into 1-in. balls; place 2 in. apart on ungreased
3. . Flatten with bottom of a glass dipped in sugar.
4. Bake until firm, 20-25 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
5. For glaze, in a microwave, melt chocolate and butter; stir until smooth. Dip each cookie halfway in chocolate; allow excess to drip off. Sprinkle with almonds. Place on waxed paper; let stand until set.

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Taken from www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/chocolate-dipped-orange-cookies/ (may not work)