ORANGE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350º.
• Beat 1 cup sugar, butter, 1 tablespoon grated orange peel and the egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon.
• Stir in flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder and baking soda.
• Stir in pecans and chocolate morsels.
• Shape dough into 1 1/2-inch balls.
• Mix 1/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon grated orange peel.
• Roll balls in sugar mixture.
• Place about 3 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
• Flatten to about 1/2-inch thickness with bottom of glass.
• Bake 9 to 11 minutes or until set.
• Cool slightly; remove from cookie sheet.
• Cool on wire rack.

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 170°C/gas mark 3 and line a large baking sheet. Melt the dark chocolate in a microwave in 30 second blasts or over a pan of barely simmering water until melted. Remove from the heat and leave to cool.
• Place the flour, cocoa, bi carb and salt into a bowl and set aside. Cream the butter and sugars together in a bowl until light and fluffy. Add the cooled melted chocolate and beat to combine.
• Beat in the orange zest and egg, followed by the flour mixture. Once combined stir in the chocolate chunks.
• Roll the dough into small or large balls, depending on what size you want your cookies, and place on the baking tray. Bake for 15-18 minutes or until a skewer inserted in the middle of a cookie comes out clean.
• Once baked, remove from the oven and leave the cookies to cool on the tray for 5-10 minutes before transferring them to a wire rack to cool.