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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 squares 49g

Recipe makes 16 squares)

Calories 152
Calories from Fat 65 (43%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 7.3g 11%
Saturated Fat 4.2g 21%
Monounsaturated Fat 2.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.4g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 55mg 18%
Sodium 78mg 3%
Potassium 35mg 1%
Total Carbohydrate 19.9g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.4g 1%
Sugars 12.3g
Protein 2.4g 4%

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Layered Citrus Chocolate Squares

Recipe #41187 | 52 min | 20 min prep | add private note

By: Rainberry Blues
Sep 24, 2002

These practically melt in your mouth, and the flavor is just incredible! This is one of my favorite and most-used recipes.

16 squares (change servings and units)

Ingredients

CRUST

FILLING

TOPPING

Directions

  1. 1
    MAKE CRUST: Combine 1 cup flour and 1/2 tsp baking powder, and then cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  2. 2
    Mix in 1/4 cup icing sugar and 1 tbsp orange peel.
  3. 3
    Press mixture into an 8 inch square pan.
  4. 4
    Bake crust at 350 F for 7 minutes.
  5. 5
    FOR FILLING: As soon as you take the crust out of the oven, sprinkle chocolate chips evenly over it.
  6. 6
    Let chocolate chips melt and then spread the melted chocolate over the crust.
  7. 7
    (If the chocolate chips aren't melting, return pan to oven for a few minutes.) MAKE TOPPING: Combine remaining ingredients (except icing sugar for garnish).
  8. 8
    Mix well.
  9. 9
    Pour topping over chocolate in pan.
  10. 10
    Bake at 350 F until top is lightly browned, about 25 minutes.
  11. 11
    When cool, dust with icing sugar and then cut into squares.

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From: applee

On Jun 13, 2005

These were alright. The combination of the orange and chocolate was tasty. They didn't really melt in your mouth and they turn out how I expected. It is a nice change from a typical bar cookie, though and we enjoyed them. The chocolate didn't melt right away so I had to heat it a little more. I would suggest using semi-sweet chocolate and maybe adding cocoa powder somewhere.

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    From: RecipeNut

    On Apr 13, 2004

    These squares really do melt in your mouth. They look like they could be some work but very simple to make. Thanks for a great recipe Rainberry Blues ; )

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    From: Muffin Goddess

    On Jun 9, 2003

    I picked this for the Alphabet Soup game, and made it that night. These were excellent! The crust is nice and delicate, and the citrus-chocolate flavor is a great combination. They were surprisingly simple to make for such a sophisticated cookie (I didn't even need my mixer, I did it all by hand). Since I'm mildly compulsive about futzing around with just about any recipe I use, I made a couple of minor changes; firstly, I had to use semisweet chips (no milk choc. chips in the house), and secondly, I added a sprinkle of cinnamon to the citrus layer (I like cinnamon with chocolate and love it with orange, so I though that it had to be good with both - it was!). The texture is what makes this, though; they really do "practically melt in your mouth". So decadent!

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