Layered Citrus Chocolate Squares
photo by RecipeNut
- Ready In:
- 52mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Yields:
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16 squares
ingredients
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CRUST
- 1 cup flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
- 1⁄4 cup icing sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
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FILLING
- 1 cup milk chocolate chips
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TOPPING
- 3 eggs
- 3⁄4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1⁄8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 3 tablespoons flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- icing sugar, for garnish
directions
- MAKE CRUST: Combine 1 cup flour and 1/2 tsp baking powder, and then cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Mix in 1/4 cup icing sugar and 1 tbsp orange peel.
- Press mixture into an 8 inch square pan.
- Bake crust at 350 F for 7 minutes.
- FOR FILLING: As soon as you take the crust out of the oven, sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over it.
- Let chocolate chips melt and then spread the melted chocolate over the crust.
- (If the chocolate chips aren't melting, return pan to oven for a few minutes.) MAKE TOPPING: Combine remaining ingredients (except icing sugar for garnish).
- Mix well.
- Pour topping over chocolate in pan.
- Bake at 350 F until top is lightly browned, about 25 minutes.
- When cool, dust with icing sugar and then cut into squares.
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Reviews
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I picked this for the Alphabet Soup game, and made it that night. These were excellent! The crust is nice and delicate, and the citrus-chocolate flavor is a great combination. They were surprisingly simple to make for such a sophisticated cookie (I didn't even need my mixer, I did it all by hand). Since I'm mildly compulsive about futzing around with just about any recipe I use, I made a couple of minor changes; firstly, I had to use semisweet chips (no milk choc. chips in the house), and secondly, I added a sprinkle of cinnamon to the citrus layer (I like cinnamon with chocolate and love it with orange, so I though that it had to be good with both - it was!). The texture is what makes this, though; they really do "practically melt in your mouth". So decadent!
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These were alright. The combination of the orange and chocolate was tasty. They didn't really melt in your mouth and they turn out how I expected. It is a nice change from a typical bar cookie, though and we enjoyed them. The chocolate didn't melt right away so I had to heat it a little more. I would suggest using semi-sweet chocolate and maybe adding cocoa powder somewhere.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Rainberry Blues
Canada
I live in a beautiful rural area, and I get lots of backyard visitors, including deer, coyotes, bears, raccoons, and skunks. I'm basically a homebody, and I enjoy reading, writing, surfing the net, working out, studying the Bible, taking scenic photos, and of course, cooking.