Orange Chocolate Slice and Bake Cookies
Prep
15 mins
Cook
30 mins
Servings
4
Difficulty
Easy
These orange chocolate slice and bake cookies are my go to when I need homemade treats without the fuss. The beauty of this recipe is that you can make the dough ahead, refrigerate it, and bake fresh cookies whenever the craving strikes. The combination of bright citrus and rich chocolate is absolutely irresistible, and the orange zest adds a lovely vitamin C boost. Best of all, from start to finish you're looking at less than an hour, making these perfect for busy weeknights when you want something special.
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Ingredients
- 250 gall-purpose flour
- 12 gbaking powder
- 6 gsalt
- 200 ggranulated sugar
- 100 gbrown sugar
- 150 gunsalted butter
- 2 egglarge eggs
- 50 mlorange juice
- 20 gorange zest
- 100 gcocoa powder
- 150 gsemisweet chocolate chips
- 50 gconfectioners' sugar
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Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- 2
In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
- 3
In a large bowl, cream together the sugar, brown sugar, and butter until light and fluffy.
Tip: Be sure to scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- 4
Beat in the eggs one at a time, followed by the orange juice and zest.
- 5
In a separate bowl, whisk together the cocoa powder and confectioners' sugar.
- 6
Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, then stir in the chocolate chips.
Tip: Don't overmix the dough.
- 7
Scoop the dough into balls, about 20g each. Place the balls onto the prepared baking tray, leaving about 2cm of space between each cookie.
- 8
Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden.
Tip: Remove from the oven and let cool on the tray for 5 minutes.
- 9
Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
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