Sugar Coated Cookies

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
• 3/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon cold water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 3/4 cups flour
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• additional sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325*.
• 2 combine orange juice and peel; set aside.
• 3 cream butter and sugar. beat in water and vanilla. combine flour and salt and gradually add to creamed mixture. stir in chocolate chips and walnuts.
• 4 roll into 1 inch balls and place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets. bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned. remove to wire racks to cool.
• 5 strain reserved oranje juice/peel mixture. drop cookies quickly in juice, then roll in additional sugar. let dry.
• 6 store in an air tight container.