Along with the grated orange rind and orange juice in the dough, this chocolate dreams recipe includes an optional glaze made of OJ, orange liqueur and powdered sugar — which gives this dessert a little extra zing.
Adapted from a recipe published in The Herald-Palladium (Saint Joseph, Michigan) October 24, 1994
Chocolate-orange dream cookies
This classic cookie recipe was published in 1994
Ingredients
- 1-1/4 cups firmly-packed light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup butter flavor shortening
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 tablespoon finely-grated orange peel
- 1 egg
- 1-3/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1-1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
For the optional glaze
- 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
- 2-1/2 teaspoons fresh orange juice
- 1-1/2 teaspoons orange flavor liqueur (or additional orange juice)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375 F. Place sheets of foil on countertop for cooling cookies.
- If you wish to glaze the cookies, prepare it by combining the last 3 ingredients: confectioners' sugar, orange juice and liqueur. Stir until well-blended. Save to brush on freshly-baked cookies.
- In a separate large bowl, combine brown sugar, shortening, orange juice, vanilla and orange peel.
- Beat at medium speed with an electric mixer until well-blended.
- Beat egg into the creamed mixture.
- Combine flour, salt and baking soda.
- Mix into creamed mixture until just blended.
- Stir in chocolate chips.
- Drop by rounded tablespoons about 3 inches apart onto an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake one baking sheet at a time at 375 (F) for 8 to 10 minutes for chewy cookies, or 11 to 13 minutes for crisp cookies. Do not over-bake.
- Brush on cookies immediately after removing them from the oven.
- Remove cookies to foil to cool completely.
Notes
Variation: Place brown and orange candy-covered chocolate pieces (like m&ms) on the top of the cookies before baking.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 36 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 326Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 125mgCarbohydrates: 60gFiber: 2gSugar: 27gProtein: 5g
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