Sliced Cookies: Orange Chocolate Rounds

A delicate hint of orange floats through this chocolate cookie, making it almost decadent. You can double the cocoa powder if you like. It will give it a stronger cocoa flavor.


Ingredients


½ cup sugar
¼ cup firmly packed brown sugar
½ cup butter or margarine, softened
1 tsp vanilla
1 egg
1½ cups all purpose flour
½ tsp salt
1 or 2 tbsp cocoa powder
1 tsp orange zest


Preparation


Cream together sugars and butter in a medium bowl. Add vanilla and egg and blend well. Stir in remaining ingredients until you have a soft dough.


Place a piece of wax paper or plastic wrap on a flat surface. Place the dough on the paper and roll into a log shape roughly 12 inches long. Make sure the log is a consistent diameter. Wrap the log in the paper and place in the freezer for 1 hour.


Heat oven to 425°F. Remove log from freezer and unwrap. Slice into 24 rounds, each ½-inch wide. Place on prepared cookie sheet and bake for 9 minutes, until the edges of slightly browned. Remove from cookie sheets immediately.


Cool completely and store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.