Description
Indulge in the delightful combination of rich chocolate and zesty orange with these melt-in-your-mouth chocolate orange shortbread biscuits. Perfect for any occasion, from tea parties to festive gatherings, these buttery cookies are a treat that everyone will love. Their easy-to-make recipe allows bakers of all skill levels to create a batch of 26 biscuits, ideal for sharing or keeping on hand for unexpected cravings. Infused with fragrant orange zest and studded with chocolate chips, this sweet creation is sure to impress family and friends alike.
Ingredients
Scale
- 175 grams butter
- 90 grams caster sugar
- 150 grams flour
- 50 grams cornflour
- Zest of 1 orange
- 75 grams chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and caster sugar until light and fluffy.
- Sift the flour and cornflour together, then gradually mix into the creamed mixture until just combined.
- Fold in the orange zest and chocolate chips until evenly distributed.
- Roll out the dough on a floured surface to about 1 cm thickness. Cut into desired shapes.
- Place the biscuits on the prepared baking tray and bake for approximately 20 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges.
- Allow cooling on the tray for a few minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: British
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 biscuit (approx. 26g)
- Calories: 124
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 11mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 13g
- Fiber: <1g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 14mg