Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

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

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 244 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.

Step 2

Sift flour, baking powder, and salt into a medium bowl; set aside.

Step 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.

Step 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.

Step 5

Drop dough by slightly rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on the prepared cookie sheets; flatten slightly.

Step 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.