Chocolate-Orange Dreams

Name: Chocolate-Orange Dreams
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: brown sugar; vegetable shortening; orange juice; vanilla extract; orange zest; eggs; flour; salt; baking soda; chocolate chips (semi-sweet); powdered sugar; orange juice; liqueur

Submitted by Myrt

YIELD

6 dozen

PREP

20 min

COOK

10 min

READY

30 min

Ingredients

1 ¼

CUPS BROWN SUGAR
firmly-packed *

CUP VEGETABLE SHORTENING *

TABLESPOONS ORANGE JUICE

TABLESPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

TABLESPOON ORANGE ZEST
finely grated

EACH EGGS

1 ¾

CUPS ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

TEASPOON SALT

TEASPOON BAKING SODA

1 ½

CUPS CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SEMI-SWEET) *

glaze

CUP POWDERED SUGAR

2 ½

TEASPOONS ORANGE JUICE

1 ½

TEASPOONS LIQUEUR
or more orange juice, triple sec, grand marnier, cointreau or other orange flavor *

Directions

Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃) (190C). Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
For cookies, combine brown sugar, shortening, orange juice, Beat at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat egg into creamed mixture.
Combine flour, salt and baking soda. Mix into creamed mixture just until blended. Stir in chocolate chips.
Drop by rounded measuring tablespoonfuls (15 mL) of dough 3 inches (7 cm) apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375℉ (190℃) (190C) for 8 to 10 cookies.
For glaze, combine icing sugar, orange juice and liqueur. Stir until well blended. Brush on cookies immediately upon removing from oven. Remove cookies to foil cool completely.

Makes: About 3 dozen cookies -----