Chocolate-Dipped Lemon Cookies

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The archetypal look for these gluten-free, low-fat cookies calls for Ghirardelli semisweet chocolate, of course, but immoderate good-quality semisweet cocoa (not cocoa morsels) volition do.

STORE: Between layers of wax insubstantial oregon parchment insubstantial successful an airtight instrumentality for up to 2 days. For champion results, bash not refrigerate the dough longer than 1 hour. If you program to frost the cookies, hold until they are thawed to decorate with the melted chocolate.

Adapted from "The Ghiradelli Chocolate Cookbook" (Ten Speed Press, 2007).

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 60 cookies

For the dough

1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, astatine country temperature
1 ample egg
2 teaspoons finely grated citrus zest
1 spoon citrus extract
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 spoon salt

For the glaze

10 ounces good-quality semisweet chocolate, breached oregon chopped into 1-inch pieces
1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Nutritional Facts

Per cookie

Calories
80
Fat
5 g
Saturated Fat
3 g
Carbohydrates
10 g
Sodium
20 mg
Cholesterol
12 mg
Protein
1 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "The Ghiradelli Chocolate Cookbook" (Ten Speed Press, 2007).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published March 12, 2026