Chocolate-Caramel Sandwich Cookies

Of course, you can make these as unfilled cookies and get twice as many. If you do that you may want to cut back a bit on the salt (the salt balances out the sweetness of the caramel filling). I user a #40 disher to portion the cookies. Finally, you will need to make some caramel sauce before you make the filling.

This recipe was adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe.

Orange-Almond Shortbread Cookies

Orange zest gives these cookies their subtle orange flavor. Make sure you have lots of milk available when you serve them. This recipe is adapted from a Martha Stewart recipe. It received a second place ribbon at the San Diego County Fair.

Chocolate Orange Espresso Thin Cookies

Another recipe from Martha Stewart. The secret to these cookies is to cut the dough to the same consistently thin size. Also,I sift the dry ingredients onto a flexible cutting mat. This makes it easier to add to the other ingredients in the mixer.

These cookies are made for coffee.

Chewy Almond Orange Cookies

This recipe is from Martha Stewart Living. The consistency of these confections is like a cross between a cookie and a soft meringue.

Makes 18 cookies.

Ingredients

• 4 ½ oz sliced almonds (divided into 3 ½ oz and 1 oz)
• ¾ C sugar (divided into ½ C and ¼ C)
• ¼ C all-purpose flour
• Zest of 2 oranges
• 1 tsp anise, crushed
• 3 large eggs, room temperature
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 tsp confectioners’ sugar

Recipe

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. In a food processor, blend 3 ½ ounces of almonds with ½ C sugar until almonds are finely ground.
3. Transfer almond mixture to a bowl and stir in flour, orange zest and anise.
4. Using a stand mixer whisk egg whites, salt, ¼ C sugar until soft peaks form.
5. Fold egg whites into almond mixture.
6. Spoon tablespoons of batter 2 inches apart on two baking sheets lined with parchment paper. Using remaining almonds arrange three almonds on each cookie. Sift confectioners’ sugar over cookies.
7. Bake until cookies are slightly browned on the edges, about 12 minutes. Cool for two minutes before moving to cooling rack to cool completely.