Orange and Nut Squares

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Giada's Drive-In

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (122)

Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
12 bars or squares

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: 1 hr 0 min
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 1 hr 45 min

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Ingredients

1 package store bought sugar cookie dough
1 cup orange marmalade
1 1/2 cups assorted nuts, toasted and chopped (try hazelnuts, almonds, and walnuts)
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips or chopped chocolate

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Spread the cookie dough out on a cookie sheet to 1/4-inch thickness (about 9 inches by 12 inches) using your fingertips. Bake for 25 minutes. Let cool.

Spread the marmalade over the cookie. Sprinkle with nuts.

In a double boiler over very lightly simmering water, melt the chocolate. Dip a spoon in the melted chocolate and drizzle on top of the cookie. Let cool. Cut the cookie into 12 bars or squares. Serve or store in an airtight container.

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Gianna Lynnfield, MA 02-08-2010
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Still Needs Some Tweaking
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I have made these cookies twice and (love the flavor combination of orange w/ chocolate and nuts; very Italian), but both... times have had the same result. The cookie dough is sticking to my glass baking dish, making it difficult to cut into neat squares. Also, agree with comments that they are too sweet. It's not the sugar cookie part that is too sweet, but rather the orange marmalade. I will try a lower sugar version (good tip!) or reduce the amount of orange marmalade. I am also having a hard time getting my chocolate to become thin enough to "drizzle", but will try the tip of adding a drop of vegetable oil when melting the chocolate chips.Read more
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Teresa Henderson, NV 12-12-2009
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Less sweet version
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

I've made three batches of lemon bars in a week and recently thought to myself "I wonder how orange would work?" So I was... happy to see this recipe, however after seeing a few comments pertaining to the sweetness, I would recommend replacing the store bought sugar cookies for a scratch version which is quite simple; 2 sticks soft butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla, blend in mixer until fluffy, bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes, then follow the rest of Giada's recipe! Can't wait to make...Read more
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Marga Waialua, HI 10-26-2009
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I'd skip this one
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

Overpoweringly sweet, I threw most of it away. MK
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Monica Jacksonville, FL 10-15-2009
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Easy, Delish and a Keeper
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I used low sugar marmalade; melted the chocolate in the microwave then stirred in a little peanut oil to keep it runny and... easy to drizzle. Next time I make these, I will not flatten the cookie dough as much as 9x12 because I think a thicker cookie base would be better - just my personal preference. Read more
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Gail Chespeake, VA 09-01-2009
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Tasty cookie!
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Saw the recipe on the show but after reading the reviews, I used seedless All Fruit rasberry jam instead and it was... wonderful. My first attempt at melting chocolate was unsuccessful, then added a small amount of canola oil and it drizzled perfectly. The only thing I might do differently next time is more chocolate (did not use full cup) and not press dough too thin. Love the show and most of the recipes I've tried.Read more
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Valeria Wheeling, IL 09-01-2009
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Great cookie
Rated: 1 stars out of 5

I tried to cook many Giadas recipes, all of them were very tasty. This one is very easy, but soooo sweet we could not eat it.... :( . I have tried this cookie before at a party, somebody else made it with other kind of dough and it was delicious. The recipe is great but the sugar cookie dough should be replaced. :)Read more