Chocolate Dipped Orange Butter Cookies
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 teaspoons orange extract McCormick(R) Pure
- 2 1/2 cups flour sifted
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 6 ounces semi sweet chocolate chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons shortening
- Preheat oven to 350u0b0F. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the orange extract. Gradually beat in flour and salt until well mixed. Drop dough by rounded teaspoons onto ungreased baking sheets; flatten with fork.
- Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Remove to wire racks; cool completely.
- Melt chocolate and shortening in microwavable bowl on HIGH 1 1/2 minutes, stirring after 30 seconds. Add remaining 1 teaspoon extract; stir until chocolate is completely melted.
- Dip each cookie halfway into chocolate mixture. Let stand at room temperature or refrigerate on wax paper-lined tray 15 minutes or until chocolate is set..
butter, confectioners sugar, egg, orange, flour, salt, semi sweet chocolate, shortening
Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Chocolate-Dipped-Orange-Butter-Cookies-2613353 (may not work)