Author Notes
I made a batch of these for my Grandmother, shortly before she passed away. I can't eat these without thinking of her, and the sweet, close-mouthed smile she always gave me.
http://rochellebilow.com/2010/05/chocolate-orange-cookies/ —Rochelle Bilow
Ingredients
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1/2 cup
unsalted butter
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3/4 cup
light brown sugar
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1
large egg
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1 teaspoon
vanilla extract
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2
oranges, zested with a microplane
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1 cup
all-purpose flour
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1/3 cup
cocoa powder
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1/2 teaspoon
baking powder
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pinch
salt
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1 cup
semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions
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In either a stand or hand-held electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar until light and soft, about 3 minutes. Add the egg, vanilla and orange zest and mix to combine.
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In a separate bowl, whisk together all dry ingredients - flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt. Add to the butter-sugar-egg mixture and beat until just combined.
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Add the chocolate chips and fold in with a spoon. (I waited until all the cookies were on baking sheets and individually placed five chocolate chips in each one, but in retrospect that seems awfully fussy.)
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Plop teaspoon-sized balls on a greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for roughly 10 minutes. Remove from tray and cool on a wire rack, or, as my mother always does, on a brown paper grocery bag.
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