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Orange-Chocolate Slice-and-Bake Cookies

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Orange-Chocolate Slice-and-Bake Cookies
  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 4 hr 30 min
  • Servings 32
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Dark chocolate, orange peel and toasted almonds take simple sugar cookie dough to a sophisticated place in these dressed-up slice-and-bake cookies. Their vibrant flavor and edges coated in sparkling sugar will make them the star of your cookie tray.
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 9, 2018

Ingredients

  • 1 pouch (17.5 oz) Betty Crocker™ sugar cookie mix
  • Butter and egg called for on cookie mix pouch for drop cookies
  • 3/4 cup 70% cacao bittersweet chocolate chunks
  • 1/3 cup coarsely chopped slivered almonds, toasted
  • 1 tablespoon coarsely chopped orange peel
  • 1/4 cup coarse sparkling white sugar

Steps

  • 1
    Make dough as directed on pouch for drop cookies. Stir in chocolate chunks, almonds and orange peel.
  • 2
    Divide dough in half; shape each half into a roll, 8 inches long and 2 inches in diameter. Roll in sugar. Wrap dough logs tightly with plastic. Refrigerate about 2 hours or until very firm.
  • 3
    Heat oven to 375°F. Unwrap 1 of the dough logs; cut into 1/2-inch slices. Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets, reshaping if necessary. Repeat with remaining dough log.
  • 4
    Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until edges are set. Cool 2 minutes; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours or until chocolate is set. Store covered in airtight container.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Reshape cookie dough after cutting slices for a rounder shaped cookie.
  • tip 2
    A bartender’s zester with channel knife is the best tool for easily making beautiful shreds of citrus peel.
  • tip 3
    To toast slivered almonds, heat oven to 350°F. Spread almonds in ungreased shallow pan. Bake 5 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until light brown.

Nutrition

130 Calories, 6g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 17g Total Carbohydrate, 10g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
130
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
6g
10%
Saturated Fat
3g
16%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
15mg
5%
Sodium
70mg
3%
Potassium
50mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
17g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
10g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
4%
4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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