Orange Meltaways

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (11 ounce) bag milk chocolate chips
• 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind
• 2 teaspoons orange extract

Recipe

• 1 in a saucepan, bring heavy cream and orange peel to a gentle boil; immediately pour over the two types of chocolate chips in a medium bowl.
• 2 let stand for about one minute; whisk until the chocolate is melted & the mixture is smooth.
• 3 add the extract; stir well.
• 4 cover & chill for 30 minutes or until the mixture begins to thicken slightly.
• 5 beat for 30 seconds or until the mixture lightens in color. do not overbeat.
• 6 spoon rounded teaspoons onto wax paper lined baking sheets.
• 7 at this point, if just for home consumption & you don't care if it pretty, just chill for 30 minutes or so until hardened and then transfer to that foil package, seperating layers with wax paper.
• 8 if you are making for an occasion where looks count, still refrigerate for 30 minutes or until able to roll candies into small balls.
• 9 after rolling,roll in a mixture of equal amounts powdered sugar and cocoa to finish. keep refrigerated.