Double Chocolate Dipped Nut Cookies

These delightful cookies are yummy with tea or coffee, for Passover, Easter or anytime - they're so simple to make... and extra special because they're dipped in melted semi-sweet chocolate!!

• Ready In: 10 mins
• Yields: 48 cookies

Ingredients

• COOKIES

• 1  cup granulated sugar
• 2  egg whites
• 1  teaspoon orange zest
• 2  cups pecans or 2  cups walnuts, finely chopped

• CHOCOLATE

• 1  cup  semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1⁄4 cup Crisco shortening

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
2. Mix sugar, egg whites and orange zest in a medium bowl using a hand held mixer. Stir in chopped pecans. Refrigerate mixture for 30 minutes.
3. Drop dough by the teaspoon onto prepared baking sheets, about 2-inches apart. Flatted dough. Cookies will spread when they bake.
4. Bake in preheated oven 8-10 minutes until lightly browned. Cool on wire rack.
5. CHOCOLATE: Stir chocolate and shortening in a small saucepan over low heat until smooth. For easy dipping, place chocolate in a 1 cup measuring cup. Dip cookies halfway into melted chocolate.
6. Gently shake off excess chocolate. Place on parchemnt lined baking sheets. Allow chocolate to set before storing.