Chocolate And Orange Marmalade Cookies - cooking recipe

Ingredients

110 g butter
55 g light brown sugar
1 large orange, zest of, grated
225 g chocolate, chopped
2 tablespoons coarse cut orange marmalade
170 g self raising flour

Preparation

Preheat the oven to 180C/350F/gas mark 4.
Line two baking sheets with baking paper.
Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.
Add the orange zest.
Melt 140 g of the chocolate. Do not allow it to overheat. (over boiling water or CAREFULLY in the microwave oven.).
Add the melted chocolate to the creamed butter and sugar. Stir in the marmalade and the remaining chopped chocolate.
Fold in the flour and mix.
Divide into balls, arrange 5cm apart on baking sheet. Press lightly into flattish rounds.
Bake for 10 - 12 minutes or until dry and smooth to touch. Cool on a wire rack.