How To Make Orange Chocolate Chunk Cookies
These chewy orange chocolate chunk cookies are a game-changer with their zesty orange flavor and melty chocolate topped off with sea salt.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 2¾cupall purpose flour
- 1tspbaking powder
- ¾tspbaking soda
- ½tsptable salt
- 1cupunsalted butter,softened
- 1cuplight brown sugar,packed
- ¾cupgranulated sugar
- 1tbsporange zest
- 2large eggs
- 1tspvanilla extract
- ¾tsporange extract
- 4ozbittersweet chocolate,chopped into chunks*
- 4ozsemi sweet chocolate,chopped into chunks
- 4ozmilk chocolate,chopped into chunks
- flaky,or coarse sea salt
Instructions
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In a mixing bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt for about 30 seconds, set aside.
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In the bowl of an electric stand mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment mix butter, brown sugar, granulated sugar and orange zest for about 2 minutes until creamy.
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Add in one egg and mix until combined, then add in the second egg, vanilla extract, and orange extract and mix until combined.
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With mixer set on low speed, slowly add in flour mixture and mix just until combined. Stir in chocolate chunks.
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Shape dough into large balls for about 3 tablespoons each. Transfer balls to plates, cover with plastic wrap then chill for about 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F during the last 10 minutes of chilling.
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Transfer chilled cookie dough balls to Silpat or parchment paper-lined baking sheets and sprinkle tops lightly with sea salt (keep any that aren’t currently baking in the refrigerator).
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Bake in preheated oven for about 11 to 12 minutes. Allow cooling on the baking sheet several minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool. Store in an airtight container.
Recipe Notes
*Using 3 types of chocolates is optional. All of one type of chocolate can also do in this recipe – just whatever is preferred.
Nutrition
- Calories: 244.59kcal
- Fat: 12.45g
- Saturated Fat: 7.56g
- Trans Fat: 0.31g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 3.43g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.58g
- Carbohydrates: 32.13g
- Fiber: 1.13g
- Sugar: 19.78g
- Protein: 2.85g
- Cholesterol: 36.92mg
- Sodium: 116.70mg
- Calcium: 38.40mg
- Potassium: 84.60mg
- Iron: 1.22mg
- Vitamin A: 74.21µg
- Vitamin C: 0.40mg
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