Name: Chocolate-Dipped Orange Shortbread Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 36
Ingredients: All-purpose flour - 2 ½ cups; White sugar - ⅓ cup; Orange zest, divided - 3 tablespoons; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - ⅛ teaspoon; Ground cloves - ⅛ teaspoon; Butter, softened - 1 cup; Milk - 2 tablespoons; Milk chocolate, melted - 4 ounces

Ingredients for - Chocolate-Dipped Orange Shortbread Cookies

1. All-purpose flour 2 ½ cups

2. White sugar ⅓ cup

3. Orange zest, divided 3 tablespoons

4. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon

5. Ground nutmeg ⅛ teaspoon

6. Ground cloves ⅛ teaspoon

7. Butter, softened 1 cup

8. Milk 2 tablespoons

9. Milk chocolate, melted 4 ounces

How to cook deliciously - Chocolate-Dipped Orange Shortbread Cookies

1 . Stage

Combine flour, sugar, 2 tablespoons orange zest, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Add butter and beat until mixture resembles crumbs and starts to stick together. Work until dough sticks together and forms a smooth ball that is not sticky, adding milk if mixture is too dry. Press into a disk shape and wrap in wax paper. Chill in the refrigerator for 30 minutes

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

3 . Stage

Lightly flour a clean countertop. Roll dough to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut into shapes with cookie cutters and place on the prepared baking sheets.

4 . Stage

Bake cookies in the preheated oven until bottoms are lightly golden, 18 to 22 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks and cool completely, about 30 minutes.

5 . Stage

Line the countertop with wax paper. Dip tops of cookies into the melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip back into the bowl. Place cookies on the wax paper and immediately sprinkle tops with remaining 1 tablespoon orange zest. Let dry.