I just made these cookies and they are fabulous

Extremely fast & easy & festive & delicious! I’m about to make a second batch so I can give them to more people. (Recipe from Epicurious; tweaked by me.)

Orange chocolate chip shortbread cookies

Makes about 24

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup sugar
Grated peel from one large orange
1 large egg yolk
3 tablespoons whipping cream or half & half
8 ounces mini semisweet chocolate chips (though regular size would be fine)

Preheat to 350°F. Butter large baking sheet. Whisk first 3 ingredients in medium bowl. Beat butter, sugar and orange peel in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in yolk, then cream. Add flour mixture; beat until dough comes together in moist clumps. Stir in chocolate chips.

Drop dough by generous tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet, spacing 3/4 inch apart. Using moistened fingertips, flatten each to 1/2-inch-thick round. Bake cookies until golden, 12-18 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool. Store airtight at room temperature.

Dec
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