orange cookies

Name: Orange White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 26
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup plant-based butter, softened; 3/4 cup raw sugar; 1 large egg; 1 tsp orange extract; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; Zest of 4 medium oranges; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp corn starch; 1 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 cup dairy-free white chocolate chips + extra for topping dough balls

Orange White Chocolate Chip Cookies (dairy-free)

August 21, 2020 by Rachael Ng 2 Comments

Delicious and easy orange-flavored cookies filled with white chocolate chips! This one-bowl recipe comes together quickly and gets its flavor from fresh orange zest and pure orange extract. A bright twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie!

Orange White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Some of the ingredients + possible substitutes:

Plant-based butter adds that flavor we all know and love! If you’re not dairy-free, feel free to use regular butter. This recipe also works with both stick and tub “butter”.

Raw sugar is unrefined cane sugar. You can use any mix of white sugar, light brown sugar, or even coconut sugar in place of the raw sugar. Whichever sugar you use will affect the color of your cookies.

Egg is a key ingredients to classic cookies, and I don’t recommend replacing this one with anything. Egg binds the ingredients together and helps create that classic cookie texture.

Orange extract helps these cookies taste orange! I highly recommend grabbing a bottle of it to keep on hand. Technically, you can use lots of extra orange zest in its place, but your cookies may not taste as orange.

Corn starch gives these cookies a bit of chewiness. If you’d like, you can leave it out and still have good cookies.

Yield: 26 Cookies

Orange White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Delicious, one-bowl orange-flavored cookies filled with white chocolate chips! With fresh orange zest and pure orange extract, these cookies are a bright twist on the classic chocolate chip cookie!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 1 hour

Ingredients

1/2 cup plant-based butter, softened
3/4 cup raw sugar
1 large egg
1 tsp orange extract
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Zest of 4 medium oranges
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp corn starch
1 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 cup dairy-free white chocolate chips + extra for topping dough balls

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 325°F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, beat together the softened plant butter and sugar until slightly fluffy. Beat in the egg until totally combined. Add the extracts and orange zest and mix.
Add the salt, baking soda, baking powder, and corn starch and beat just until combined.
Add the flour and use a large spoon or spatula to gently mix. When your dough has nearly come together, stir in the white chocolate chips.
Scoop dough balls, 8 at a time, on your prepared baking sheet. Top each dough ball with extra white chocolate chips, gently pressing them into the dough.
Bake at 325°F for 7-8 minutes. You want to take these cookies out of the oven before they begin to brown at the edges - they'll be very light in color.
Allow cookies to rest on the baking sheet for 3 minutes before moving to a cooling rack. Meanwhile, scoop and bake the next batch on your room temperature baking sheet. Continue until all cookies are baked.
Once your cookies have totally cooled (and the white chocolate chips are set) you can store the leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.

Notes

If you're having trouble finding dairy-free chocolate chips, be on the lookout for the Nestle Simply Delicious white morsels - they're DF!

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

Serving Size:

2
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 340Total Fat: 16gSaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 36mgSodium: 306mgCarbohydrates: 46gFiber: 2gSugar: 22gProtein: 4g

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Orange Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies (DF + vegan option)

March 10, 2020 by Rachael Ng 5 Comments

Who else loved those orange flavored chocolate oranges as a kid?! You know, the ones that are – for whatever reason – popular at Christmas time. I’m going to go ahead and say those little, smack-able oranges are the sole reason I’m such a fan of chocolate orange flavored desserts as an adult. Orange chocolate bars, orange brownies, orange chocolate cupcakes (coming soon!) – I’ll take them all!

These cookies are the perfect mash up of orange and chocolate. Dark chocolate cookies (thanks to the wonderfully rich Dutched cocoa) with pools of melted dark chocolate chunks and tons of fresh orange zest. For me, the orange zest adds just enough flavor without being overwhelming. And then I added more on top of each cookie because just look how pretty it is!

This cookie dough comes together like any other standard dough – mix wet, then dry, and stir it all together with a big spoon. There’s no refrigeration required (woo hoo!), so you’re only minutes away from delicious and rich orange chocolate cookies!

Some of the ingredients I like for this recipe:

Vegan butter keeps these cookies tasting like regular, butter-filled cookies! If you’d like, you can replace it with solid coconut oil (either refined, which is flavorless, or unrefined). Tip: if using coconut oil and it’s liquid, you can place it in the refrigerator until it solidifies.

Coconut sugar is my go-to sugar for baked goods. It’s low GI, unrefined, and tastes nothing like coconut! It’s a bit better for us than regular white sugar, so I like to use it whenever I can.

Brown sugar lends moisture and sweetness to these cookies. With the added molasses in brown sugar, these cookies come out wonderfully chewy.

Dutch process cocoa powder is richer in flavor and darker in color than regular cocoa powder. The chocolate flavor is heightened with this kind of cocoa powder, but if you’re having a hard time finding it at your local store, you can use natural (regular) cocoa powder. Tip: Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa has been reformulated to contain 100% Dutched cocoa.

Dark chocolate chunks (chopped from a chocolate bar) create those wonderful melty pools of chocolate! Chocolate chips or chunks from a bag are made to keep their shape, so if you want the melty pools then go for the chopped chocolate! Tip: Trader Joe’s sells 1 pound bars of dairy-free dark and semi-sweet chocolate for $5 – perfect for baking!

Yield: 20 Cookies

Orange Dark Chocolate Chunk Cookies

The perfect dark chocolate cookies, loaded with dark chocolate chunks and lots of fresh orange zest! Crispy at the edges and chewy in the middle, these rich, citrus-y cookies make for a delicious chocolate treat!

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

1/2 cup vegan butter, softened (or solid coconut oil)
1/2 cup coconut sugar
6 Tbsp brown sugar
1 large egg, room temp
1 tsp vanilla extract
3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
6 Tbsp Dutch process cocoa powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/4 cup chopped dairy-free dark chocolate or chocolate chips
Zest of 2 large oranges (+ extra for topping, if desired)

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Bring your eggs to room temperature by placing them in a glass of warm water for around 10 minutes.
In a large bowl, beat together the vegan butter and sugars. Beat in the egg and then the vanilla; set aside.
In a medium bowl, sift the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk together until uniform in color. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and use a large wooden spoon or spatula to mix until nearly combined. Stir in 1 cup of the chopped chocolate and the orange zest.
Scoop dough balls 1.5 Tbsp in size. Top each dough ball with extra chopped chocolate (you should have 1/4 cup remaining for this purpose). Bake six cookies at a time at 350°F for 5 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before transferring to a cooling rack. If desired, sprinkle cookies with extra orange zest.
I recommend enjoying these cookies warm! Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.

Notes

For vegan cookies: replace the egg with 1 flax egg (1 Tbsp flaxseed meal + 3 Tbsp water, mix and allow to thicken for 5 minutes)

Soft & Chewy Orange Sugar Cookies (dairy-free!)

April 15, 2019 by Rachael Ng 9 Comments

If you’ve never tried an Orange Sugar Cookie then you’re in for a treat, because these cookies are seriously good and easily a new family favorite. Packed with orange zest and almond extract, they’re super flavorful and soft and chewy enough to stay fresh for days.

I put a little less sugar in these than my other sugar cookies, and I made them nice and thick by using only baking powder. The dough comes together in no time, and then it goes into the refrigerator for a couple of hours to firm up.

I’ve made this recipe in a few different varieties, so I think it’s pretty fail-proof. As long as you follow the method below, you’ll end up with delicious, soft Orange Sugar Cookies!

Once your cookies come out of the oven, feel free to sprinkle them with a bit of sugar or extra orange zest, or leave them as-is – I’m confident you’ll enjoy them either way!

Some of the ingredients I love for this recipe:

Cane sugar is much lighter in color than coconut sugar, so I opted to use an unrefined cane sugar for this recipe. I didn’t want brown Orange cookies!

Baking powder is what gives these cookies their thickness. Make sure you don’t use baking soda, which will make the cookies spread too much.

Extra light olive oil is light in flavor and color, which helps these cookies keep their pretty orange color. I don’t recommend using coconut oil in this recipe as I don’t know how it will affect the cookies.

Egg + egg yolk gives these cookies their chewy and soft texture. I added an extra yolk for moisture and ultimate chewiness!

Almond extract makes for a delicious pairing with orange! Since the orange zest is such a strong flavor, you’ll add 2 whole teaspoons of almond extract to make sure both flavors comes through.

Yield: 13 cookies

Soft & Chewy Orange Sugar Cookies

Thick and chewy sugar cookies packed with fresh orange zest and a touch of almond extract. Made dairy-free and with less sugar than a traditional sugar cookie, these cookies have easily become one of my new favorites!

Prep Time 15 minutes

Additional Time 2 hours

Cook Time 8 minutes

Total Time 2 hours 23 minutes

Ingredients

1 large egg + 1 large egg yolk, room temp
1 3/4 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2/3 cup cane sugar*
1/3 cup extra light olive oil
2 tsp pure almond extract
3 Tbsp orange zest (2-3 medium oranges)

Instructions

Bring your eggs to room temperature by placing them in a glass of warm water for around 10 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, and salt; set aside. (Now is a good time to zest your oranges!)
In a medium bowl, mix together the sugar, olive oil, and almond extract. Whisk in the egg + egg yolk until mixture is totally smooth. Stir in the fresh orange zest. Add liquid ingredients to dry and gently mix with a wooden spoon or large spatula until no flour streaks remain. Cover and chill for at least two hours.
Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Scoop cookies (six at a time) 1.5 Tbsp in size, rolling them into smooth balls. I like to scoop all six of my cookies first and then roll each one smooth before placing it on my baking sheet. Slightly press down on each dough ball.
Bake at 350°F for 6-8 minutes. The cookies will puff up in the oven, and you'll know they're done when the centers no longer look wet. If you like your cookies extra chewy, then take them out when the centers look slightly wet/shiny.
Allow cookies to rest for 2 minutes on the baking sheet before gently moving them to a cooling rack. If you'd like, you can sprinkle sugar and/or orange zest over the tops of each cookie. Store leftovers in an airtight container at room temperature.

Notes

*I like using Zulka Morena Pure Cane Sugar since it's unrefined, but you can also use regular white cane sugar or even coconut sugar. The dark color of coconut sugar will make your cookies brown - I didn't want brown Orange Cookies!

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Orange White Chocolate Chip Cookies

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Ingredients

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