Chocolate Orange Cookies

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you can really change up the major flavor in this cookie to whatever you like with chocolate

ingredients

  • 1 C unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 4 TBSP (1/2 stick) butter
  • 2/3 C granulated sugar
  • 1/3 C light brown sugar
  • 7 TBSP unsweetened cocoa powder (Vosges Aztec)
  • 1/3 C crème fraîche / yogurt or applesauce
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 Tbl orange zest
  • ORANGE SUGAR
  • zest of a whole orange
  • 1/3 c sugar
  • puree in blender

directions

  • 1

    1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line baking sheet with parchment or silpat.

  • 2

    2. Mix flour, baking soda, salt.

  • 3

    3. Soften butter and mix with sugars and cocoa. This will be fairly dry (think wet sand), but don’t worry.

  • 4

    4. Add yogurt or creme fraiche, vanilla and orange zest, mix thoroughly. Combine with dry ingredients and mix just to blend.

  • 5

    5. Roll into orange sugar and Drop by generous tablespoons onto cookie sheet.

  • 6

    6. Bake for about 12 minutes until cookies are still soft in the middle but feel set and cracks have begun to appear on top. Cool on pan, on cooling rack about 10 minutes, then transfer cookies to rack.

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