Chocolate Orange Cookies

A close up of a chocolate orange cookie with chocolate chips and sea salt on top on a plate.

5 from 3 votes

These chocolate orange cookies are a soft and thick chocolate cookie loaded with an entire chocolate candy orange. They're perfect for the Christmas season with the great flavors of this favorite holiday treat.

Prep Time21

Cook Time9

Total Time30

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: chocolate orange cookies, citrus cookie

Servings:

Calories: 235kcal

Equipment

Stand Mixer
Hand Whisk
Large Mixing Bowl

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups all purpose flour (spooned and leveled)
3/4 cup cocoa powder
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup unsalted butter
1 cup brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1/2 TBS vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups chopped Chocolate Orange candies
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 TBS orange zest

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Add the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt to a medium sized bowl and whisk them together until combined.
Add the butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar to a large mixing bowl (or the bowl of a stand mixer) and cream them together for about a minute or two until combined.
Add in the eggs, and vanilla extract and stir them in until just combined.
Slowly add in the dry ingredients while mixing until you have a nice, soft cookie dough.
Add in the chocolate orange candies, chocolate chips, and orange zest and stir it into the cookie dough until mixed evenly.
Scoop 2 Tablespoons of cookie dough and roll it into a smooth ball, and place it onto the prepared cookie sheet. Repeat with additional dough placing them at least 2 inches apart on the cookie sheet.
Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 8 to 11 minutes, or until the sides are done and the tops look barely set.
Remove the pan from the oven and let the cookies cool on the pan for about 5 minutes, then transfer them to a cooling rack to cool completely.

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