Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 c Walnut Halves (about 8 oz)
3 oz Unsweetened chocolate
5 tb Unsalted butter plus
1 ts Unsalted butter
2 c Flour
2 ts Baking powder
3 Eggs
1 c Sugar
1 ts Grated orange zest
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place the walnuts on a cookie sheet
and toast until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Let cool and then
chop coarsely. In a double boiler over simmering water, melt the
chocolate and butter together. Remove from the heat and stir until
smooth. Let cool for 10 minutes.
Sift together the flour and baking powder. In a large bowl, beat the
eggs lightly. Gradually beat in the sugar. Add the orange zest. Stir
in the cooled chocolate until blended. Stir in the flour and baking
powder until incorporated. Fold in the chopped walnuts. Divide the
dough in half, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 1 hour or
overnight.
Butter a large cookie sheet and preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Shape each half of the dough into a 14 x 2-1/2-inch log. Place
about 4 inches apart on the prepared pan. Smooth the tops and
sides with a rubber spatula. Bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the
logs are firm when pressed in the center. Remove the baking sheet
from the oven. Do not turn off the oven.
Slide the logs onto a cutting board. With a large knife, cut each log
diagonally into 1/2-inch slices. Stand the slices upright on edge on
the prepared cookie sheet. Return to the oven and bake for 15
minutes longer, or until crisp. Transfer to wire racks to cool
completely.

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