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!
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.
Holly says
I am ready for a gooey caramel cookie but your combo of orange and chocolate looks great!
Jenny Lee says
monster cookies!
Tawnya says
I want to try these! I have some orange extract I may add too!
debbie jackson says
I would make snickerdooodles
Chrissy says
I would make some shortbread cookies with a lemon zest frosting. Yum!
Lorie says
something with chocolate. your cookies look delicious!
Emily @ Life on Food says
I would go with the traditional chocolate chip cookies.
MelissaSayWhat says
I would make the Dark Chocolate Orange Cookies because I'm not really a baker and have no recipes in my arsenal. I would really love to incorporate baking into my life!!
Kate@Diethood says
I LOVE the height of these cookies! I really, really want to sink my teeth into a few!!
CrunchyCreamySw says
It's the cornstarch! Puffs them up! 🙂 Thanks, Kate!
MaryB says
I'd make some sugar cookies and I would have to try these, too!
DeniseG says
My current obsession: brown sugar butterscotch.
tecsesq says
kugelopf, which is a very old german family recipe for buttery bundt cake, baked in my grandma's ancient cake pan.
Mary says
These tools would be a big help in making key lime cupcakes with vanilla butter cream and a bit of zest on top as well as in the cupcakes.
Jan says
I would make my grandmother's oatmeal chocolate chip cookies, along with many more. My husbands favorite dessert is cookies and I love to bake them.
Jan says
Going to make these today for my girlfriends coming over tonight. Love the recipe and your pictures are beautiful.
CrunchyCreamySw says
Aww, how sweet! I love it! Let me know what you guys think! Have fun!
Tammy Steinsapir says
Ii would make my favorite chocolate chip cookies.