Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 48
Yield: 48 servings

Description

This orange chocolate chip cookie recipe is accented with orange zest, chocolate chips, and pecans for an irresistibly happy marriage of flavors.

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup packed brown sugar
3/4 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon orange zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
2 Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl; set aside.
3 Beat brown sugar, butter, white sugar, orange zest, and vanilla extract together in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
4 Beat in eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in flour mixture until combined; fold in chocolate chips and pecans until well combined.
5 Drop dough by slightly rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets; flatten slightly.
6 Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 15 minutes. Cool briefly on the cookie sheets, then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.