Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies
Description
This orange chocolate chip cookie recipe is accented with orange zest, chocolate chips, and pecans for an irresistibly happy marriage of flavors.
Ingredients
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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3/4 cup unsalted butter
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1/2 cup white sugar
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1 tablespoon orange zest
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2 eggs
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1 1/2 cups semisweet chocolate chips
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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.