Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies Recipe
These Chocolate Chip Orange Cookies are soft and rich – the perfect chocolate chip cookies with a hint of orange! Soft and chewy, these are a great cookie recipe to try.
Servings: 20 cookies
Calories: 180kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup (113g) unsalted butter, melted
- ⅓ cup (66 g) granulated sugar
- ½ cup (100g) packed light brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon (5ml) vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 1 tablespoon (9g) orange zest
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups (186g) all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups (255g) chocolate chips (semi-sweet or milk)
Instructions
- Place melted butter in a large bowl. Add granulated and brown sugars and mix until the mixture is smooth.
- Mix in egg, vanilla, orange extract, zest, baking soda and salt, then slowly mix in flour and mix just until the batter is smooth and comes together. Be sure to scrape the sides of the bowl during mixing. Slowly mix in chocolate chips.
- Line a cookie sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper. Scoop 2 tablespoon balls of dough onto the cookie sheet. Spacing doesn’t matter because you will be chilling the dough. Cover with plastic wrap and chill for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a second cookie sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.
- Remove the chilled cookie dough balls from the refrigerator and space them 2-inches apart on the cookie sheets. Bake (2 tablespoon sized cookies) for 11-15 minutes, or until the edges are a light golden and the tops are no longer glossy. Let cool on the cookie sheets at least 10 minutes before removing.
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Notes
- Measuring: Use a kitchen scale to measure your ingredients for the best results. If you don’t have one, be sure to use the spoon and level method when you measure the flour with a cup. This will ensure you don’t add too much flour.
- Mixing: When you add the flour, mix just until it’s absorbed into the other ingredients and the dough is uniform. Overmixing will change the texture of your cookies.
- Chocolate: I like semi-sweet or milk chocolate, but you can make dark chocolate orange cookies with bittersweet chocolate chips.
- Chilling: Don’t skip the chilling step! Yes, it’s hard to wait, but your cookies will thank you for it. The chilling firms up the butter so your cookies have the perfect texture.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 180kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 23mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 185IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 25mg | Iron: 1mg