Name: Chocolate Orange Petits Fours
Yield: Makes about 32 petits fours
Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour; 2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar; 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 7 oz fine-quality bittersweet chocolate (not unsweetened), finely chopped; 1/2 stick (1/4 cup) unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 2 large eggs; 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh orange zest; 1/2 cup chilled heavy cream; 1 teaspoon sugar; 4 navel orange segments, membranes discarded from each and fruit cut into 1/4-inch pieces; 2 (12-inch-long) sheets of parchment paper; a 1 1/2-inch round fluted cookie cutter

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Chocolate Orange Petits FoursAnna Williams

Active time: 30 min Start to finish: 1 3/4 hr

Cooks' notes:

• Dough can be chilled, wrapped well in plastic wrap, up to 1 day or frozen up to 1 week. • Baked cookies (without topping) can be made 2 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.

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