Crunchy Orange Cookies With Chocolate Topping

Crunchy Orange Cookies With Chocolate Topping

You will find it extremely difficult to resist these scrumptious and crunchy biscuits especially with oranges slowly disappearing from the market. Add more zest for that extra punch. Extremely healthy with wholewheat flour, jaggery, fresh orange juice and the antioxidant loaded orange zest, go for it!

Ingredients

Whole wheat flour – 250 gm

Custard powder – 2 tbsp

Cornflour – 1 tbsp

Baking powder – 1 tsp

Baking soda – ½ tsp

Sesame seeds – 3 tbsp

Freshly squeezed orange juice – ½ cup

Zest of 2 oranges (can add 3 also)

Jaggery (powdered) – 100 gm

Butter (melted) – 100 gm

Coconut or any vegetable oil – ¼ cup

Method

Sift the dry ingredients twice

WhIsk together orange juice, oil and butter

Add jaggery and whisk it well till it is completely dissolved

Add orange zest and sesame seeds and mix well

Add half of the dry ingredients to this and whisk till the mixture starts to thicken

Add the rest and knead gently

Cover with a plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 mins

Take portions of the dough and roll it out and cut it out in desired shapes

Bake in a preheated oven at 160 degrees C for about 15 or 20 mins

Let it cool in the oven

Topping

Melt dark chocolate

Dip each cookie in it or make your own designs on it

Enjoy for breakfast or as a teatime snack guilt free

Health Benefits Of Orange Peels (zest)

Orange peels are rich in flavonoids, like hesperidin and polymethoxyflavones (PMFs), and other phytochemicals, which have many health benefits

Compounds in oranges may have anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergy and heart-healthy effects

Orange peel contains higher amounts of certain nutrients, like vitamin C, than its flesh

Orange peel also contains considerable amounts of calcium, copper, magnesium, vitamin A, folate and other B vitamins and dietary fiber

Orange peels have an intense orange and bitter flavor; the bitter taste is the result of the many flavonoids that it contains

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