Cardamom,Orange and Chocolate Ribbon Cookies
Part of my gift box of baked goods is always these ribbon cookies, they are festive looking and delicious. This cookie is divided into four layers, a chocolate layer to which I added toasted walnuts and a vanilla layer with cardamom and orange zest. This recipe, which I have tweaked over the years, came from my mother ,and she got it from Better Homes and Gardens magazine in the 1960's. The original recipe does not contain orange or cardamom; you can omit if you like and just add the vanilla extract and, as the original recipe calls for, rum flavoring. Enjoy!
Ingreadient
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup good quality shortening at room temperature (i like spectrum)
- 1 cup sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 large egg at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons whole milk or half and half
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- zest of one orange
- 1/3 cup (1 1/2 ounces) semi-sweet chocolate melted (use the microwave method -- it's great.)
- 1/4 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/2 cup toasted walnuts chopped finely
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