Chocolate Orange Cookie
A hallmark of Christmas, chocolate oranges are delightful. But using them to make a chocolate orange cookie? Now that’s next level jolly.
Servings: 15 large bakery style sized cookies
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups salted butter, softened
- 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar
- 1 cup (heaping) granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp natural vanilla extract
- 1 tsp natural orange bakery emulsion
- 1 orange zested
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp coarse salt
- 12 oz milk chocolate bars, chopped
- flakey sea salt
- 15 chocolate orange slices
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Cream together softened butter, light brown sugar, and granulated sugar for a full 5 minutes.
- Beat in eggs one at a time, then add vanilla extract, orange bakery emulsion and orange zest. Mix well.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, and coarse salt.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until just combined.
- Gently fold in the chopped milk chocolate bars until evenly distributed.
- Using a #12 scoop, scoop out portions of dough onto prepared baking sheets, leaving enough space between cookies.Top with flakey sea salt and more chopped chocolate, if desired.
- Bake for about 12-15 minutes or until the cookie has spread slightly and is golden brown.
- As soon as the cookies come out of the oven, gently press a chocolate orange slice into the top of each cookie.
- Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheets for 25 minutes before transferring them to wire racks to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 403kcal | Carbohydrates: 61g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 384mg | Potassium: 118mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 512IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 49mg | Iron: 2mg