Mind Blowing Orange Chocolate Sugar Cookies
Are you a lover of all things orange and chocolate...these are the cookies for you!
Ingredients
- 3 Sticks Butter - Room Temp
- 1½ Cups Sugar
- 2 Large Eggs - Room Temp
- 1 Oz Pure Orange Extract (roughly 2 tbsps)
- 2¼ Cups All Purpose Flour
- 2 Tbsp All Purpose Flour
- 4 Tbsp Dark Cocoa Powder
- 1½ tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
Instructions
- Preheat to 350 degrees (***If you are making these the same day, save this step for after all ingredients are mixed to allow for hydration time.)
- Cream softened butter and sugar for 2 minutes, scrape sides of bowl. Continue beating for another 2 minutes, scrape sides of bowl.
- Add cocoa powder to butter sugar mix and beat for anther 2 minutes.
- Beat eggs in a small bowl and add orange extract. Mix together.
- Add egg mixture to the butter mixture slowly while mixing on medium low speed until well blended.
- Sift flour, baking powder, and salt in a bowl.
- Slowly add dry ingredients to the butter mixture until well blended.
- Roll the dough into Xtra sugar and then place on cookie rack. Place the bottom of a flat cup in sugar and lightly press down on the dough.
- Bake for 10 minutes - cooking times may vary.
- Let the cookies sit for 1 minute then transfer to a cooling rack.