Orange Scented Chocolate Chip Cookies
Do you ever get any late night cravings? I surely do and they are usually in the form of cookies. I already professed my love of cookies last week. But when I have them as a late night snack this love takes a whole new meaning.
You usually don’t need much to satisfy a late night craving which makes a cookie the perfect candidate. Although I bake them quite often, my late night choice is usually Pepperidge Farm Orange Milanos.
Perfectly portioned they are light and delicate and perfectly buttery and chocolatey with that dash of orange that makes you go hmmmm. A couple followed by a glass of water (sorry…don’t do milk) is enough to help me rest easy for the remainder of the night and send me off to sweet dream land.
The next best thing to Pepperidge Farm Orange Milanos are these Orange Scented Chocolate Chip Cookies. To a chocolate chip cookie purist’s horror, I enjoy mine with more than just chocolate chips. The walnuts and orange zest in these give them incredible depth of flavor and have elevated them to now be my favorite chocolate chip cookie. And a darn good late night snack.
Sweet Dreams.
Orange Scented Chocolate Chip Cookies
Ingredients:
2 1/3 cups (9.9 ounces) all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1/2 cup (3.5 ounces) sugar
1 cup (8.4 ounces) packed dark brown sugar
Zest of 1 medium orange
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
2 large eggs
10 ounces dark chocolate chunks
1 cup chopped walnutsDirections:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt.
In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat the butter, sugar, brown sugar and orange zest until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the vanilla extract, then beat in the eggs. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a flexible spatula, then beat again until uniform.
Add half of the flour mixture to to the butter mixture and beat with the mixer on low speed, or stir well with a wooden spoon to combine. Repeat with the other half of the flour mixture. Stir in the chocolate chunks and nuts with a wooden spoon (the batter will be very thick).
Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper. Using a small ice cream scoop or two teaspoons, scoop out balls of dough and place them about an inch apart on the cookie sheets.
Bake the cookies for about 12 to 15 minutes, until they just look dry on top. Remove the cookie sheets from the oven and place on a wire rack for 2 minutes, then gently remove the cookies and place them directly on the rack to cool. You can use the same sheets of parchment to bake the remaining batches of cookies.
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naomi — July 28, 2010 @ 1:58 pm
I love your chocolate chip cookies period! Orange scented once sound delish. I love orange and chocolate pairings in pretty much anything!
CookiePie — July 28, 2010 @ 2:28 pm
Oh yay!! I'm so happy you liked these. Yours came out beautiful — they look like they came from a bakery! I haven't tried orange milanos, but now I certainly will!!
Jennifurla — July 28, 2010 @ 3:09 pm
Yummy these look good
Paris Pastry — July 28, 2010 @ 5:56 pm
Sweet dreams indeed! I always get late night cravings for chocolate cookie dough.
Katrina — July 28, 2010 @ 6:42 pm
CCC's are my favorite. I've added orange to some before, too and thought they were great. Your cookies look de-lish!
itmom — July 28, 2010 @ 10:05 pm
YUMMMM!!!!! What a great idea…I will be trying some of these VERY soon!!
hannah {thepastrykook} — July 29, 2010 @ 2:00 am
mmm…i'd be darn sure to try these soon!
Amy (Sing For Your Supper) — July 29, 2010 @ 3:02 pm
What a fantastic idea- they look amazing! That cookbook sounds fabulous, too!!
Jaime — July 29, 2010 @ 4:43 pm
i love orange and chocolate together!
Megan — July 29, 2010 @ 4:51 pm
Ooh I have to try adding orange zest to my chocolate chip cookies. I love those Milanos too… and yes, I definitely get snack cravings at night, which is why there's always cookie dough, waiting to be baked, in my freezer!
Damaris — July 29, 2010 @ 5:02 pm
woah. these look so perfectly chewey. I want a bite.
Tracy — July 29, 2010 @ 6:08 pm
Mmm, these do look like a wonderful late night snack!
Shandy — July 29, 2010 @ 6:51 pm
What a delicious cookie! I love the idea of orange zest in them, YUM!
Mary — July 29, 2010 @ 7:33 pm
Eliana, what a great new take on a favorite we all love. It's a wonderful recipe. I hope you are having a great day. Blessings…Mary
Stephanie — July 30, 2010 @ 12:26 am
I must try these! I love chocolate chip cookies in all its incarnations.
Joanne — July 30, 2010 @ 12:41 am
I started adding orange to my cookies around christmas time and now I can't get enough of it! It just brings out this really complex flavor in them. I usually do it in biscotti…but chocolate chips are definitely gonna be next!
Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction — July 30, 2010 @ 2:25 am
These cookies sound great… I love the combination of orange and chocolate!
Pam — July 30, 2010 @ 12:05 pm
Oh, my gosh! You definitely took chocolate chip cookies to a new level. They look great and I could go for one right now! I'm new here and really like your blog! Lots of great recipes!
Summer — July 31, 2010 @ 2:30 am
Your cookies look great! I can't wait until we make these. I may have to pick them sooner rather than later!!