Chocolate Orange Cookies Recipe

Nutrition Facts

  • One serving:
  • (2 each)
  • Calories:
  • 236
  • Fat:
  • 13 g
  • Saturated Fat:
  • 8 g
  • Cholesterol:
  • 39 mg
  • Sodium:
  • 173 mg
  • Carbohydrate:
  • 28 g
  • Fiber:
  • 1 g
  • Protein:
  • 3 g


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Chocolate Orange Cookies

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My three sisters like the combination of chocolate and orange as much as I do, so we all really savor these beautiful cookies. The candied orange peel on top is a special twist. —Ruth Rumple, Rockford, Ohio

SERVINGS: 18

CATEGORY: Dessert

METHOD: Baked

TIME: Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar, divided
  • 1 egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup finely grated orange peel
  • 1 cup (6 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips, melted

Directions:

In a large bowl, cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg and vanilla. Gradually add flour and salt; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 15 minutes.
    On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. cookie cutter or shape into 2-in. x 1-in. rectangles. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Combine orange peel and remaining sugar; sprinkle over cookies.
    Bake at 350° for 14-16 minutes or until the edges just begin to brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Melt chocolate chips; decorate cookies. Yield: about 3 dozen.


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