Choco-orange Shortbread

Total Time: 32 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 2/3 cup butter
• 1/2-1 teaspoon finely shredded orange rind
• 3/4 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Recipe

• 1 in a medium mixing bowl stir together the flour and powdered sugar.
• 2 using a pastry blender cut in the butter onad orange peel until the mixture resembles fine crumbs and starts to cling.
• 3 stir in chocolate pieces.
• 4 form the mixture into a ball and knead until smooth.
• 5 shape dough into 1 inch balls.
• 6 place 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 7 using the bottom of a glass,slightly flatten balls to 1/2 inch thickness.
• 8 bake at 325 for 10-12 minutes.
• 9 cool on cookie sheets for 1 minutes.
• 10 remove and cool on wire racks.