Orange Zested Shortbread Cookie Recipe (Egg Free/Eggless)
A vegetarian Continental recipe with all purpose flour (maida), salt, butter (unsalted) - at room temperature. Ready in 2h 5m, serves 6.
Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷
Instructions
19 steps- 1
To begin making the Orange Zested Shortbread Cookies, in a bowl mix flour and salt and keep aside
all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups)salt(1/4 teaspoon)orange zest (rind)(1 teaspoon) - 2
In a large mixing bowl, add softened butter and sugar using a hand mixer until the mixture looks smooth and fluffy
butter (unsalted) - at room temperature(1 cup)caster sugar(1/2 cup) - 3
Add the vanilla extract and the orange zest and beat in
vanilla extract(1 teaspoon)orange zest (rind)(1 teaspoon) - 4
Gradually add the add the flour and mix just until incorporated
all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups) - 5
Once you have a cookie dough mixture, shape the dough into a ball and flatten it into a 1/4 inch thick disk
- 6
Place it on a baking sheet, wrap the Orange Zested Shortbread Cookie Dough in a cling wrap
orange zest (rind)(1 teaspoon) - 7
Place it in the refrigerator for at least an hour and allow the cookie dough to firm up
- 8
This process is important, as this process will make the cookie have a perfect texture once baked
- 9
After an hour, when you are ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 180 C
- 10
Remove the cling wrap and place the cookie dough in the oven to bake
- 11
Bake until the cookies are golden in color for about 15 to 20 minutes
- 12
Once baked, remove from the oven and allow it to cool on a wired rack
- 13
The next step is to make the Chocolate Dipping Sauce
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams) - 14
Finely chop the chocolate and melt it using a double boiler method or in microwave
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams) - 15
Keep stirring intermittently until all the chocolate is melted
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams) - 16
Dip one end of cooled cookies into the chocolate and sprinkle powdered hazelnut or cashew nut on both the sides
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams)hazelnut - slightly toasted and powdered (or cashew nuts)(1/2 cup) - 17
Place on a wired rack and allow the chocolate to set
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams) - 18
Once chocolate hardens store in a air-tight container
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams) - 19
Serve the Orange Zested Shortbread Cookies as a tea time snack for tea parties or even as a snack for kids
orange zest (rind)(1 teaspoon)
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Orange Zested Shortbread Cookie Recipe (Egg Free/Eggless)
A vegetarian Continental recipe with all purpose flour (maida), salt, butter (unsalted) - at room temperature. Ready in 2h 5m, serves 6.
Curated byLucas Dubois🇫🇷
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Directions
19 steps- 1
To begin making the Orange Zested Shortbread Cookies, in a bowl mix flour and salt and keep aside
all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups)salt(1/4 teaspoon)orange zest (rind)(1 teaspoon) - 2
In a large mixing bowl, add softened butter and sugar using a hand mixer until the mixture looks smooth and fluffy
butter (unsalted) - at room temperature(1 cup)caster sugar(1/2 cup) - 3
Add the vanilla extract and the orange zest and beat in
vanilla extract(1 teaspoon)orange zest (rind)(1 teaspoon) - 4
Gradually add the add the flour and mix just until incorporated
all purpose flour (maida)(2 cups) - 5
Once you have a cookie dough mixture, shape the dough into a ball and flatten it into a 1/4 inch thick disk
- 6
Place it on a baking sheet, wrap the Orange Zested Shortbread Cookie Dough in a cling wrap
orange zest (rind)(1 teaspoon) - 7
Place it in the refrigerator for at least an hour and allow the cookie dough to firm up
- 8
This process is important, as this process will make the cookie have a perfect texture once baked
- 9
After an hour, when you are ready to bake the cookies, preheat the oven to 180 C
- 10
Remove the cling wrap and place the cookie dough in the oven to bake
- 11
Bake until the cookies are golden in color for about 15 to 20 minutes
- 12
Once baked, remove from the oven and allow it to cool on a wired rack
- 13
The next step is to make the Chocolate Dipping Sauce
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams) - 14
Finely chop the chocolate and melt it using a double boiler method or in microwave
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams) - 15
Keep stirring intermittently until all the chocolate is melted
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams) - 16
Dip one end of cooled cookies into the chocolate and sprinkle powdered hazelnut or cashew nut on both the sides
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams)hazelnut - slightly toasted and powdered (or cashew nuts)(1/2 cup) - 17
Place on a wired rack and allow the chocolate to set
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams) - 18
Once chocolate hardens store in a air-tight container
dark chocolate - semi sweet(200 grams) - 19
Serve the Orange Zested Shortbread Cookies as a tea time snack for tea parties or even as a snack for kids
orange zest (rind)(1 teaspoon)
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