Chocolate Orange Cookie Cups

Ingredients

• 0.5 cup almonds chopped
• 2 large egg whites divided
• 0.5 tablespoon granulated sugar 
• 0.5 cup powdered sugar 
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate 
• 0.3 cup butter unsalted divided softened
• 0.3 cup cocoa powder unsweetened

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• oven
• whisk
• microwave
• muffin liners
• muffin tray

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 35
2. Grease a 12-cup muffin pan and set aside.
3. Stir together almonds, powdered sugar, cocoa, orange zest, 3 tbsp. butter, 1 egg white, and 1 tbsp. water in a medium bowl. In another bowl, whisk remaining egg white with granulated sugar until medium peaks form; fold into cocoa mixture. Spoon mixture into prepared muffin cups, dividing evenly.
4. Bake until tops look dry, 10 to 12 minutes.
5. Let cool 5 minutes, then turn out of pan.
6. Meanwhile, microwave remaining 1 tbsp. butter with chocolate in a small bowl until melted.
7. Drizzle over warm cookies.