Dark Chocolate Orange Cookies - my favorite cookies of late! Soft yet chewy. The orange-chocolate combo is irresistible!
DARK CHOCOLATE ORANGE COOKIES
I had to make these cookies three times before they were ready to be on my blog. I kept running out of cookies because my kids keep sneaking in to grab one and run for it! It was a challenge but I think I made it. 🙂 And honestly, I don't blame them. These cookies are so good! My favorite of late, actually. The chewy cookies filled with chunks of dark chocolate and orange zest and fantastic! This combo is so good in any dessert form. My Dark Chocolate Orange Truffles are fantastic too!
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HOW TO MAKE DARK CHOCOLATE ORANGE COOKIES?
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In a large mixing bowl, beat butter for 30 seconds until creamy. Add both sugars and beat for 3 minutes, until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
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In another large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, soda, salt and cornstarch.
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Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until almost incorporated. Add zest and chocolate and mix until the flour is well mixed.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Scoop the dough into 1,5 tablespoon size mounds onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
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If the cookies spread too much, chill the dough for 1 hour to 24 hours.
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Bake 10 to 11 minutes.
CHILLING THE DOUGH:
Chilling the dough is not necessary. I made one batch with freshly made dough and the cookies were puffy, soft and chewy. Perfect! I chilled the rest of the dough and baked it the following day. Still puffed up and chewy cookies, yet the edges were slightly more crunchy. I placed a few chocolate pieces on top of the cookie dough mounds for this effect.
MORE COOKIES RECIPES:
Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookies
Soft Peanut Butter Chocolate Chunk Cookies
DARK CHOCOLATE ORANGE COOKIES RECIPE:
Dark Chocolate Orange Cookies
Ingredients
- ½ c unsalted butter , softened
- ¾ c packed light or dark brown sugar
- ¼ c granulated (white) sugar
- 1 large egg , room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 c all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon cornstarch
- zest from half of orange
- 4 oz dark or semi-sweet chocolate , chopped (I used Hershey's Special Dark)
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter for 30 seconds until creamy.
- Add both sugars and beat for 3 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add egg and vanilla and mix until incorporated.
- In another large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, soda, salt and cornstarch.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until almost incorporated.
- Add zest and chocolate and mix until the flour is well mixed.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Scoop the dough into 1,5 tablespoon size mounds onto a parchment paper lined cookie sheet.
- If the cookies spread too much, chill the dough for 1 hour to 24 hours.
- Bake 10 to 11 minutes.
- Cool 1 minute on the sheet, then transfer onto a cooling rack.
Jackie Cooper says
Hi Anna
You say in your headnotes next time you would add more orange zest and chocolate. How much more?
CrunchyCreamySw says
Hi Jackie! I think I would add half more (6oz. of chocolate and zest from 3/4 of an orange). I will try the recipe doubling the ingredients to see if it's not an overkill when it comes to the zest. Thank you for the question! Let me know if you make the cookies!
cheri says
Chocolate and orange is such a great combination,. though I have never had this before in a cookie, making this afternoon.
Raquel Perez-Espinal says
White chocolate chip cookies yum!
Tina W says
Chocolate chip with macadamia nuts.
Georgia Hatheway Beckman says
I would definitely make chocolate chip oatmeal walnut cookies first.
meredith says
These look really good, but i would make my moms lemon drop cookies!
Curry and Comfort says
I have never had a CCC with orange flavors before... but they sound great. 🙂 I adore microplane graters... 🙂
Karrie Millheim says
I would make my favorite. Chocolate chip cookies
Tanna Sutherland says
Peanut butter cookiem. MLK yum. Myfavorite!
latanya t says
oatmeal raisin
Jane Jakins says
orange sweet rolls
Joyce Ackley says
I'd try the Dark Chocolate Orange. Sounds delicious
Marie Shaff says
I would make chocolate chip
Tutti Dolci says
These cookies would be perfect for my afternoon craving, love the chunks of chocolate!
Jessica says
I really need to do more baking with the chocolate and orange combination! These sound wonderful!
Lauren A says
I'd definitely have to give these cookies a whirl and maybe some coconut lime cookies, yum!