Description
Find the Zester because it’s time to whip up a batch of seriously yummy Chocolate Orange Cream Cheese Cookies!
Ingredients
Scale
- 16 oz cream cheese
- 1 ½ cups butter (room temperature)
- 2 cups + 2 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 2 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1 ⅓ cups chopped chocolate chips
- 1 tablespoon orange extract
- 2 ½-3 cups chocolate chips (melted)
- orange zest
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, add the cream cheese and butter.
- Beat together on high speed for 1 minute to ensure the mixture is smooth and creamy.
- Add in the powdered sugar and beat together for 20 seconds on low speed to allow the powdered sugar to become incorporated.
- Increase the mixer speed to high and continue beating for 30 seconds.
- Add in the flour, baking soda and salt and beat together to incorporate.
- Next, add in the vanilla and stir until combined. Fold the chopped chocolate and orange extract into one portion of dough.
- Turn the dough out onto a large piece of plastic wrap. Form into a log about 2” in diameter and about 9” long. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap and place into the fridge to chill completely for 1-2 hours.
- Once the dough has finished chilling, preheat the oven to 350 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Unwrap the dough log. Slice into cookies about ¾” thick. This will give you 9-10 cookies.
- Place the cookies onto the prepared baking sheet leaving at least 2 ½” of space between them to allow for spreading.
- Place into the preheated oven to bake for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned around the edges. The cookies will be soft at this point.
- Once baked, remove from the oven and place onto a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, dip each cookie halfway into the melted chocolate chips. Place onto a large piece of parchment paper.
- Sprinkle orange zest over the chocolate. Let set at room temp for 20 minutes or until the chocolate has hardened.