Mandarin Orange Marmalade Cookies

Name: Mandarin Orange Marmalade Cookies
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 1 h 33 min
Yield: 3-4 Dozen Cookies
Ingredients: 650.62 ml all-purpose flour; 4.92 ml baking powder; 177.44 ml salted butter, at room temperature; 236.59 ml sugar; 1 large egg; 118.29 ml orange marmalade; 226.79 g can mandarin oranges, chopped and drained; 236.59 ml white chocolate chips; powdered sugar (optional)

Submitted by JanetB-KY

"A tasty little cookie that comes from the about.com site. I have made this once (today actually lol) and used semi sweet chocolate and added a teaspoon of orange extract....very very good. Prep time includes chilling time for dough."

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Ready In:: 1hr 33mins
Ingredients:: 9
Yields:: 3 Dozen Cookies

ingredients

650.62 ml all-purpose flour
4.92 ml baking powder
177.44 ml salted butter, at room temperature
236.59 ml sugar
1 large egg
118.29 ml orange marmalade
226.79 g can mandarin oranges, chopped and drained
236.59 ml white chocolate chips
powdered sugar (optional)

directions

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F & Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silpats.
Whisk together flour and baking powder in a medium bowl; set aside.
Place butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and blend with an electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture appears grainy but well-mixed.
Add egg and orange marmalade, beating until smooth; reduce mixer speed to low and add flour mixture and mandarin oranges.
Mix only until combined; do not overmix.
Fold in white chocolate chips; chill mixture for 30 to 60 minutes to firm up.
Drop tablespoons of dough onto prepared cookie sheets, placing cookies 1-1/2 inches apart.
Bake 15 to 18 minutes, until bottoms just begin to brown.
Let rest on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before using a spatula to move them to racks.
Cool to room temperature and dust with powdered sugar, if desired.

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Reviews

Oh. My. GOSH These cookies came out AMAZING!! soft and chewy and orangey and delicious. The orange is nice and bright and the white chocolate super sweet... Personally I added craisins that I soaked in the drained mandarin orange juice for a few hours while I set my butter out to soften, added a teaspoon of orange extract (which I'd probably cut to half next time) and some orange zest... Wow. I made them for a cookie contest for which the stakes are really low, lol so I'm not super concerned about it but aim excited now for everyone to try them. Thanks for the recipe, this is one I'm going to keep in my pocket for a long time!

comatyzed
I can't believe this recipe has gone so long without a review! I made it exactly as written PLUS added about 1/8 tsp. orange oil...mainly because the marmalade I had didn't pack enough of a flavor punch for me. The mandarins measured a scant 1/2 cup, for those who also don't have a small can around! Even though I goofed up and forgot to turn the temp down from 350 (I had other cookies baking prior to these) they baked up just fine in about 12 minutes! I delivered them to a fundraiser and promptly went off to buy the ingredients to make another batch! (I even found marmalade made with regular sugar!) A definite addition to the Christmas baking this year! THANK YOU!

SinginChef