Double Chocolate Dipped Nut Cookies
"These delightful cookies are yummy with tea or coffee, for Passover, Easter or anytime - they're so simple to make... and extra special because they're dipped in melted semi-sweet chocolate!!"
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 6
- Yields:
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48 cookies
ingredients
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COOKIES
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 egg whites
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 2 cups pecans or 2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
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CHOCOLATE
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1⁄4 cup Crisco shortening
directions
- Preheat oven to 350°F Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Mix sugar, egg whites and orange zest in a medium bowl using a hand held mixer. Stir in chopped pecans. Refrigerate mixture for 30 minutes.
- Drop dough by the teaspoon onto prepared baking sheets, about 2-inches apart. Flatted dough. Cookies will spread when they bake.
- Bake in preheated oven 8-10 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack.
- CHOCOLATE: Stir chocolate and shortening in a small saucepan over low heat until smooth. For easy dipping, place chocolate in a 1 cup measuring cup. Dip cookies halfway into melted chocolate.
- Gently shake off excess chocolate. Place on parchemnt lined baking sheets. Allow chocolate to set before storing.
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