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.
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Kelly Harrington says
Something with dark chocolate....cookies..??
Katie says
I would make my mom's recipe for chocolate chip cookies...they are the best!
Angela Y says
I would some lemon cookies!
Leah says
Definitely going to try chocolate chip cookies with orange zest; how did I never think of that?
Nancy says
I know you were chasing the light (a problem I'm experiencing too lately - darn these winter months!) but these photos are beautiful, Anna. And the cookies! Orange and chocolate is one of my favourite flavour combos and I love seeing the orange zest in the finished product. I don't blame your kids at all for sneaking cookies away!
CrunchyCreamySw says
Thank you, Nancy!
Jamie Higgins says
I for sure would need to make these cookies, dark chocolate and orange, oh my I love that combination!
Jill Stokes Hartley says
My grandmas recipe for chocolate chip cookies!
Jennie @themessybakerblog says
I don't blame the kiddos for swiping a cookie with every pass. These look amazing, and so does that beater blade.
CrunchyCreamySw says
Thanks, Jennie!
Mercedes says
M&M cookies!
angel says
This cookie recipe looks amazing, I also like to make dark chocolate chip cookies with espresso
Lauren says
Ginger snaps!
Colette says
I'm SO making these! My dad loves chocolate & orange together!
Joanne Gregory says
I would make chocolate chip cookies!
Tiffany says
I love the combination of chocolate and orange! Unexpected, but oh so delicious. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Sarah A. says
Double Chocolate Cherry cookies! I'm dreaming about them right now...