Chocolate Orange Cookies

Total Time:Prep: 30 min. + chilling Bake: 15 min./batch

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Ruth Rumple, Rockford, Ohio

Tested by Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Updated on Oct. 14, 2022

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

TEST KITCHEN APPROVED

Chocolate Orange Cookies

Contest Winner
Yield:about 3 dozen
Prep:30 min
Cook:15 min

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3/4 cup sugar, divided
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 cup finely grated orange zest
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips, melted
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Directions

  1. Cream butter and 1/2 cup sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla. Combine flour and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Cover and refrigerate 15 minutes.
  2. On a floured surface, roll out dough to 1/4-in. thickness. Cut with a floured 2-in. cookie cutter or shape into 2x1-in. rectangles. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Combine orange zest and remaining sugar; spread thin layer over cookies.
  3. 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.
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