Orange-Chili Chocolate Cookies

Name: Orange-Chili Chocolate Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 3 dozen.
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 1 package (17-1/2 ounces) sugar cookie mix; 1/3 cup baking cocoa; 4 teaspoons grated orange zest; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1 large egg, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon Triple Sec, optional; TOPPING:; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch YIELD: 3 dozen.

I love spicy chocolate so I came up with this recipe. Because it starts with a packaged sugar cookie mix, it's super easy! And orange, cinnamon and cayenne are a surprising combo that can't be beat.—Debbie Blunt, Wickenburg, Arizona

Ingredients

1 package (17-1/2 ounces) sugar cookie mix
1/3 cup baking cocoa
4 teaspoons grated orange zest
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 large egg, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 teaspoon Triple Sec, optional
TOPPING:
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cookie mix, cocoa, orange zest, cinnamon and cayenne. Beat in butter, egg, vanilla and, if desired, Triple Sec.
2. Mix sugar and cinnamon. Roll dough into 1-in. balls; roll in sugar mixture. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until set, 8-10 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 89 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 13mg cholesterol, 52mg sodium, 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.

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