Preheat oven to 180 degrees and line and grease a few baking trays
Beat 62.5g butter with 62.5g soft light brown sugar until light and creamy.
To this add 1/2 egg, 125g plain flour(sifted), 1/4tsp baking powder(sifted) and a pinch of salt and mix to form a dough.
Roll out onto a lightly floured surface.
Shape cookies using a cookie cutter and place on your lined baking tray and bake between 10-12 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
Leave to cool completely before decorating.
For the zesty orange buttercream beat 62.5g soft butter with 75g icing sugar(sifted).
Add 1/2 tbsp fresh orange juice and 1/4 zest of an orange.
Melt 92.5g dark chocolate.
Spread the zesty buttercream as evenly as you can using a knife.
Dip the cut out centered cookie into dark chocolate and shake to get off the excess. Sit on top of the other half of the cookie and decorate with sprinkles.
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