Chocolate And Orange Marmalade Cookies Recipes

CHUNKY ORANGE MARMALADE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, cream the shortening, egg yolk and marmalade until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in chocolate chips and pecans., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks.

CHOCOLATE AND ORANGE MARMALADE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4.
• Line two baking sheets with baking paper.
• Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Add the orange zest.
• Melt 140 g of the chocolate. Do not allow it to overheat. (over boiling water or CAREFULLY in the microwave oven.).
• Add the melted chocolate to the creamed butter and sugar. Stir in the marmalade and the remaining chopped chocolate.
• Fold in the flour and mix.
• Divide into balls, arrange 5cm apart on baking sheet. Press lightly into flattish rounds.
• Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until dry and smooth to touch. Cool on a wire rack.

ORANGE-CHOCOLATE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add sugar. Beat until combined, scraping sides of the bowl occasionally. Beat in egg yolk and orange peel. Beat in as much flour as you can with the mixer. Stir in any remaining flour.
• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to 1/2 inch thickness. Using a 1 1/2-inch round cookie cutter, cut into rounds. Press your thumb into center and fill with 1/4 teaspoon orange marmalade.
• Bake on parchment-lined baking sheets in a 375-degree oven for about 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool. In a small saucepan, melt chocolate and shortening over low heat. Dip half of each cookie in chocolate mixture. Place cookies on rack to set.

CHOCOLATE-ORANGE MARMALADE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Spread the nuts in a large, shallow baking pan and toast in the oven about 8 minutes, or until lightly toasted.
• Remove and cool, then break them into pieces and reserve.
• Grease a 13x9 1/2-inch baking pan with 1 teaspoon of the butter.
• In the top of a double boiler, over simmering water, place the remaining butter and the chocolate.
• Cover and heat until the chocolate is almost completely melted.
• Remove from the heat.
• Uncover and stir until smooth.
• Add the marmalade, stirring until it has melted and combined with the chocolate.
• Stir in the vanilla extract and orange extract and set aside until it is warm, but no longer hot.
• Sift the flour and salt and reserve.
• In the bowl of a mixer or by hand, beat the eggs until frothy.
• Add the sugar and beat until light colored and thickened (about 5 minutes).
• With the mixer on low, add the warm chocolate mixture, scraping the bowl and beating the mixture for a few seconds to combine.
• Add the flour and salt.
• Scrape the bowl and beat just until the flour has been combined.
• Do not overbeat.
• By hand, stir in the nuts and pour the batter into the prepared pan, smoothing it out with a spatula.
• Bake about 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool in the pan.
• Cut into 18 3x2 inch brownies and serve or wrap individually in plastic wrap.
• Full flavor develops after 24 hours.
• Serve alone or topped with ice cream.

SOFT ORANGE MARMALADE COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Combine sour cream and orange marmalade; set aside. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream mixture and mix well., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., For frosting, in a small bowl, combine butter and marmalade. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until blended. Frost cookies.

ORANGE MARMALADE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Grease a cookie sheet (I just use parchment paper).
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter and sugar. Add the egg and orange marmalade and mix until thoroughly combined. Add additional marmalade if the batter is too stiff.
• In another bowl, sift together the flour and baking powder. With the mixer running, slowly add the flour mixture to the creamed mixture until blended.
• Drop by spoonfuls on the cookie sheet; do not crowd the cookies as the batter will spread during baking. Bake until the cookies spread out and are lightly browned, 8-10 minutes.
• Cool a minute or two on the cookie sheet before transferring to a wire rack to cool.
• *The original yield was 40 cookies, but I must have made them a little large, because I only ended up with 22.