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a close up of a chocolate orange cookie with a orange slice on top.

Chocolate Orange Cookies

Brooke Homec
These chocolate orange cookies are a thick bakery style cookie with a hint of orange mixed through the dough and milk chocolate in every bite. They're a combination that blends bright citrus and sweet chocolate in the best way.
4.86 from 7 votes
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
chill time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 311 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • ¼ cup (50 g) granulated sugar
  • ¾ cup (165 g) brown sugar
  • 1 medium orange zest
  • ½ cup (113.5 g) salted butter cold
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • ¾ teaspoon (0.75 teaspoon) baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon (0.75 teaspoon) salt
  • ½ teaspoon (0.5 teaspoon) baking powder
  • 2¼ cups (315 g) all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup (185 g) milk chocolate bar chopped
  • terry chocolate orange for topping
  • flaked salt for topping

Instructions
 

  • Place sugars in a medium mixing bowl and add orange zest. Rub with your fingers until the zest has become flavorful and mixed into the sugars.
  • Dice your cold butter into chunks, add it to the bowl, and beat with the sugars until combined. Add in eggs and vanilla and mix again.
  • Slowly mix in baking soda, salt, baking powder and flour until combined.
  • Fold in chocolate chunks.
  • Scoop the dough using a ¼ cup cookie scoop. Shape the dough balls so they are taller and thinner. This will help them stay thick when baking. Cover and chill for 2-24 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 375 F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Bake the cookies for 10-12 minutes. You're looking for a light golden brown along the top. Remove from the oven and place a terrys orange slice into the top of each cookie and sprinkle with flaked salt. Allow to cool completely before handling.

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Notes

Rubbing the orange zest is what helps create the orange flavor in these cookies, so don't skip this step.
I love the look of the terry's chocolate orange slice on top of the cookie, but these taste great either way.
I have given both cups and grams as measurements. Grams will be more precise, especially when measuring flour. If you don't have a kitchen scale, no problem! Just lightly spoon flour into your measuring cup to insure its not packed in there. Light and fluffy is the key.

Nutrition

Calories: 311kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 4gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 311mgPotassium: 103mgFiber: 2gSugar: 25gVitamin A: 286IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 2mg
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