Double Chocolate Dipped Nut Cookies

Total Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon orange zest
• 2 cups pecans or 2 cups walnuts, finely chopped
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/4 cup crisco shortening

Recipe

• 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 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.