Chocolate-dipped Orange Supremes

Total Time: 3 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• 4 cups holiday cookie mix
• 4 teaspoons milk
• 2 teaspoons orange peel, grated
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• glaze
• 6 ounces semisweet chocolate, cut in pieces
• 4 teaspoons shortening

Recipe

• 1 dip measuring cup into mix and level off; allow to come to room temperature.
• 2 in large bowl, combine all cookie ingredients at low speed until well mixed and dough forms.
• 3 divide dough in half;place each half on sheet of waxed paper.
• 4 shape each half into a log 1/2 inch diameter.
• 5 wrap in waxed paper;refrigerate for 1/2 hour.
• 6 remove logs from refrigerator.
• 7 for oval cookies,mold logs into oval shape.
• 8 for triangle cookies,mold logs into triangle shape.
• 9 rewrap;refrigerate until firm ,about 3 hours.
• 10 heat oven to 375°f.
• 11 cut dough into 1/4 inch slices, one inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.
• 12 bake for 6-10 minutes or until edges are golden.
• 13 cool completely.
• 14 in a small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate and shortening, stirring constantly.
• 15 set saucepan in hot water to maintain dipping consistency.
• 16 dipe ends of cooled cookie into chocolate mixture;allow excess to drip off.
• 17 place cookies on waxed paper to set.
• 18 store between sheets of waxed paper in a loosely covered container in a cool place.