Chocolate Orange Cookies look and taste fancy, but are made with only two ingredients in minutes! This Time Saver recipe will amaze you.
Orange zest gives these crisp, buttery sugar cookies lively citrus flavor. Dark chocolate coating adds a gourmet touch.
Why you'll love this recipe
Chocolate Orange Cookies are the seventh Time Saver Recipe on The Monday Box! There is a wide variety of flavors to choose from.
Whether you are looking for drop cookies (Peppermint? Gingerbread?), cookie press cookies, or bars (Chocolate Covered Cherry? Butterscotch?), Time Saver Recipes have you covered.
Adding some orange tradition to your holiday baking could not be easier than with Chocolate Orange Cookies. There is almost no measuring or mixing involved!
A package of refrigerated sugar cookie dough combined with a tablespoon of orange zest instantly transforms the plain dough with citrus flavor and aroma. How you add chocolate to these cookies, depends on your time and preference.
So short on time that you are counting the minutes? Mix in some mini chocolate chips and no further embellishment is needed. If you have a few extra minutes, the dough balls can be dipped in orange sugar before baking and then the cookies can be dipped in melted chocolate after baking.
Either way, you get orange-chocolate deliciousness in every crunchy bite.
Recipe ingredients
- One roll of refrigerated sugar cookie dough.
- orange zest
- mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
- melting chocolate
- Orange sparkle sugar
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Instructions
This is an overview of the instructions. The full instructions are in the recipe card below.
- In a medium mixing bowl combine the cookie dough and orange zest. If not dipping the cookies in melted chocolate, ½ cup of mini chocolate chips can be mixed into the dough now.
- Use a small scoop (1 tablespoon) to portion the dough on to a parchment paper lined baking sheet about 2” apart. If using sparkle sugar, dip the top of the dough balls into orange sugar before baking. If using chocolate chips, a few chips can be added to the top of the dough balls before baking.
- Bake at 350° F for 9-11 minutes or until edges begin to turn golden.
- To chocolate dip the plain or orange sugared cookies: Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Melt the dark chocolate. Dip the edge of ½ of each cookie in the melted chocolate. Place the dipped cookie on the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate for 5 minutes, or until the chocolate is set.
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Chocolate Orange Cookies (Time Saver Recipe)
Ingredients
Cookies
- 1 roll refrigerated sugar cookie dough room temperature
- 1 tablespoon orange zest packed
- ½ cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips I use Whole Foods 365 brand fair trade chocolate chips
Decorating
- ¾ cup melting chocolate chocolate formulated for melting or tempered chocolate
- Orange sparkle sugar
- ¼ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
Cookies
- Preheat the oven to 350° F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- In a medium mixing bowl, using a spoon or rubber spatula, combine the cookie dough and orange zest. If not dipping the cookies in melted chocolate, ½ cup of mini chocolate chips can be mixed into the dough now.
- Use a small scoop (1 tablespoon) to portion the dough onto the prepared baking sheet about 2” apart. If using sparkle sugar, dip the top of the dough balls into orange sugar before baking. If using chocolate chips, a few chips can be added to the top of the dough balls before baking.
- Bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges begin to turn golden.
- Cool on the baking pan for about 5 minutes, then transfer onto wire racks to cool completely.
Decorating
- To chocolate dip the plain or orange sugared cookies: Line a baking sheet with wax paper. Melt the dark chocolate. Dip the edge of ½ of each cookie in the melted chocolate. Place the dipped cookie on the prepared baking sheet. Refrigerate for 5 minutes, or until the chocolate is set.
- Store Chocolate Orange Cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 7 days. These cookies get crunchier over time.
Notes
- ½ teaspoon of orange extract can be substituted for the orange zest.
- The flavorings in this recipe can be added to any sugar cookie recipe if you prefer not to use packaged cookie dough.
Nutrition
First Published: December 21, 2017. Last Updated: July 28, 2021. Updated for additional information and better user experience.
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