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orange spice shortbread

Orange Spice Shortbread

Sharon My Ideas
The perfect blend of citrus and spice in a shortbread with an amazing melt in your mouth texture. This is bound to be a family favorite for sure!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cool 10 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16
Calories 130 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 Ceramic Shortbread Pan

Ingredients
  

  • ½ cup unsalted butter, room temperature
  • ½ cup (56g) powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp orange zest
  • ¼ tsp ginger
  • ⅙ tsp cinnamon
  • 1 cup (150g) all-purpose flour
  • 3 oz chocolate (almond bark or melting wafers)

Instructions
 

  • preheat oven to 325°, spray a ceramic shortbread pan with cooking spray and set aside
  • cream together in a mixer butter, powdered sugar, orange zest and spices until light and fluffy
  • add flour until just combined
  • bring dough together by hand, press into shorbread pan, prick the entire thing with a fork
  • bake for @ 30 min until edges are just starting to brown
  • let cool 10 minutes in pan, invert onto a piece of parchment paper, slice while still warm into 16 pcs
  • let cool completely
  • melt 3 oz chocolate (according to directions) and dip edge of each piece of shortbread in chocolate and let set

Notes

If you do not have a ceramic shortbread pan then double the ingredients and press in to an 8 X 8 pan, 
bake for 33-35 minutes

Nutrition

Calories: 130kcal
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