Cookbooks
Never Say Never to Dolce
A brand-new collection of 50 approachable homemade desserts – from iconic Cannoli to Dolci al Cucchiaio and more – that proves there’s always room for a little sweetness.
Manuela’s Sweet Temptations
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The Complete Italian Cookbook: Essential Regional Cooking of Italy
A collection of 50 irresistible dessert recipes, from classic Italian treats to modern favorites—including gluten-free options.
Orange-Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
An easy recipe for irresistible orange flavored cookies, sandwiched and drizzled with melted chocolate
This recipe is quick, easy, and makes a great, healthier alternative to the store-bought cookies.
Check out the list of ingredients. All things that you most likely have in your pantry and refrigerator right now. The usual flour, sugar, eggs and butter… and must-have chocolate, of course!
What you might need is one orange, to add the flavorful, zesty orange aroma. And heavy cream to melt with the chocolate, and get a super creamy chocolate ganache to spread in between the cookies and drizzle on top, in a hypnotic chocolate pattern. Look!
Ingredients: to make 24-26 sandwiches cookies
- 2 cups (300 gr) of all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon of baking powder
- a pinch of salt
- 6 oz (170 gr) of unsalted butter, soften at room temperature for about one hour
- 1 cup (125 gr) of powdered sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 orange, zest and juice (about 1/3 of a cup)
- 1/4 cup (60 ml) of heavy cream
- 6 oz (170 gr) semisweet or milk chocolate chips
Preparation time: about 45 minutes
Directions:
1. Remove the butter from the fridge and leave at room temperature for about one hour, if you haven done so yet.
2. Preheat the oven to 350° F (175° C). Sift the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, add the butter and the powdered sugar. Cream together until smooth and fluffy.
Add the eggs, the vanilla extract, orange juice and orange zest. And mix well.
4. Add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
Scoop the batter into a piping bag (or ziplock with a hole at the corner) Pipe into 2 inch long (5 cm) strips and about 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide. Make sure to leave at least one inch in between cookies. I use parchment paper that already has 1 inch wide lines, so my job was super easy. If you don’t have that paper, draw rows of lines 2 inch wide, 1 inch apart. Turn the paper over before placing it on a baking sheet.
Bake the cookies for about 12-14 minutes,until slightly golden at the edges. Cool on a rack and prepare the chocolate.
5. Bring the cream to almost boiling point. Pour over the chocolate. Let sit for one minute and whisk until smooth, and the chocolate is fully melted.
6.Let the chocolate cool down for about 10 minutes. Spread the chocolate over the flat side of one cookie and cover with another cookie to make into a sandwich. Make sure to lay the cookies on a flat surface, or the top cookie might roll down, and the chocolate run out. Repeat with the remaining cookies. You can set them one next to each other (like in the photo below), so they stay in place.
You can drizzle the top with any remaining chocolate. Leave the cookies on the cooling rack until the chocolate is set.
Orange-Chocolate Sandwich Cookies
An easy recipe for irresistible orange flavored cookies, sandwiched and drizzled with melted chocolate
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Ingredients
to make 24-26 sandwiches cookies
2 cups (300 gr) of all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon of baking powder
a pinch of salt
6 oz (170 gr) of unsalted butter, soften at room temperature for about one hour
1 cup (125 gr) of powdered sugar
2 eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 orange, zest and juice (about 1/3 of a cup)
1/4 cup (60 ml) of heavy cream
6 oz (170 gr) semisweet or milk chocolate chips
Instructions
Preparation time: about 45 minutes
1. Remove the butter from the fridge and leave at room temperature for about one hour, if you haven done so yet.
2. Preheat the oven to 350° F (175° C). Sift the flour, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
3. In a separate bowl, add the butter and the powdered sugar. Cream together until smooth and fluffy.
Add the eggs, the vanilla extract, orange juice and orange zest. And mix well.
4. Add the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
Scoop the batter into a piping bag (or ziplock with a hole at the corner) Pipe into 2 inch long (5 cm) strips and about 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide. Make sure to leave at least one inch in between cookies. I use parchment paper that already has 1 inch wide lines, so my job was super easy. If you don’t have that paper, draw rows of lines 2 inch wide, 1 inch apart. Turn the paper over before placing it on a baking sheet.
Bake the cookies for about 12-14 minutes,until slightly golden at the edges. Cool on a rack and prepare the chocolate.
5. Bring the cream to almost boiling point. Pour over the chocolate. Let sit for one minute and whisk until smooth, and the chocolate is fully melted.
6.Let the chocolate cool down for about 10 minutes. Spread the chocolate over the flat side of one cookie and cover with another cookie to make into a sandwich. Make sure to lay the cookies on a flat surface, or the top cookie might roll down, and the chocolate run out. Repeat with the remaining cookies. You can set them one next to each other (like in the photo below), so they stay in place.
You can drizzle the top with any remaining chocolate. Leave the cookies on the cooling rack until the chocolate is set.
Store in an air-tight container.
