Chocolate and orange all in one cookie sounds like a happily married combination! These chocolate chip orange cookies are infused with fresh orange juice and orange zest mixed with delicious dark chocolate and vanilla aroma… can you really ask for more in a cookie?
Last weekend, I tried to come up with something different other than my weekend staple chocolate oatmeal cookies. I wanted something fruity, but also infused with chocolate since everyone LOVES chocolate! After coming back from my local Lidl with a whole bucket of fresh oranges, I started to feel a little guilty while throwing away the juicy peels. That really got me onto something – orange zest! Why waste orange peels and why not add orange zest into chocolate chip cookies?
These cookies are loaded with orange zest and freshly squeezed orange juice. They taste like a chocolate chip cookie but even BETTER. Making orange one of the main ingredients is an ingenious way to add a little kick to your recipes. I’ll definitely consider this for future cookies and even cakes or creams I will be making… stay tuned. 🙂
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Chocolate Chip Orange Cookies
- 1 cup butter
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- zest of one orange
- 2 tbsp brewed coffee
- 1 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 1 tbsp corn starch
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- freshly squeeze juice of half an orange
- 1 cup + 4 tbsp whole wheat flour
- 1 cup + 4 tbsp white all purpose flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup chopped dark chocolate (or chocolate chips)
- Preheat oven to 350 F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix together butter and brown sugar. Add in orange zest, coffee, flax, cornstarch, juice from half an orange, vanilla extract, and vinegar. Mix until all the ingredients are well combined. I find that mixing with my hands works best to combine all the ingredients!
- In a separate bowl, combine flours, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Stir together until incorporated.
- Mix together the wet mixture (from step 1) with the dry mixture (from step 3). Add in chocolate chips and combine all the ingredients together.
- Drop rounded spoonful’s onto cookie sheet and bake cookies for about 15 minutes or until slightly golden.
- Remove from oven and transfer to a cooling rack to cool off completely.
I’ll definitely make these again. Just had one with a cup of tea and I want another! I have oranges in my garden and always looking for new recipes for kids lunches. I put a bit over a half cup of sugar which is sweet enough for me but hubby is more of a sweet tooth. Wasn’t sure about measuring butter so ended up with around 240g. Only thing is the method says something about vinegar? I didn’t add any.