Chocolate Orange Diamonds

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 2/3 cups sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3 eggs
• 1 egg yolk
• 3 teaspoons orange peel, finely shredded (set aside)
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 8 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
• 3 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 in a large mixing bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds.
• 3 add 2/3 cup of the sugar and salt; beat until combined.
• 4 add the 3 eggs and the yolk, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 5 beat in 1/4 cup of the orange juice until combined.
• 6 add the 1-1/2 cups flour; beat until combined.
• 7 stir in 1 teaspoon of the orange peel and the 1/2 cup finely chopped pecans.
• 8 spread in a greased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• 9 bake for 15 minutes or until lightly browned (mixture may puff, but will fall when removed from oven).
• 10 meanwhile, in a bowl use a wire whisk to combine the 4 eggs, remaining 1 cup sugar, remaining 2 teaspoons peel, remaining 1/4 cup orange juice, and the 3 tablespoons flour until smooth.
• 11 stir in finely chopped chocolate and 1-1/2 cups nuts.
• 12 spread over hot crust.
• 13 return to oven.
• 14 bake for 15 to 17 minutes more or until set.
• 15 cool in pan on rack.
• 16 drizzle bars with melted chocolate.
• 17 cut into diamonds.