Mandarin Marmalade Food

SMALL-BATCH MANDARIN ORANGE (OR CLEMENTINE) MARMALADE

Steps:

• Remove peel from all fruit, being careful to remove only the colored part from the lemon, and slice the peel thinly, using scissors or a sharp knife. Place slivers in a small non-reactive pan with the water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
• Remove and discard white pithy rind and seeds from the lemon. Chop orange and lemon pulp finely in a food processor or with a sharp knife.Add to the saucepan, return to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.Add sugar to mixture, return to boil, and boil rapidly, uncovered, until mixture forms a gel, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
• Ladle into hot jars and process 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.

MANDARIN ORANGE MARMALADE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F & Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silpats.
• Whisk together flour and baking powder in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Place butter and sugar in a large mixing bowl and blend with an electric mixer on medium speed until the mixture appears grainy but well-mixed.
• Add egg and orange marmalade, beating until smooth; reduce mixer speed to low and add flour mixture and mandarin oranges.
• Mix only until combined; do not overmix.
• Fold in white chocolate chips; chill mixture for 30 to 60 minutes to firm up.
• Drop tablespoons of dough onto prepared cookie sheets, placing cookies 1-1/2 inches apart.
• Bake 15 to 18 minutes, until bottoms just begin to brown.
• Let rest on cookie sheets for 5 minutes before using a spatula to move them to racks.
• Cool to room temperature and dust with powdered sugar, if desired.