Chocolate Orange Cookies

I know citrus is more of a winter fruit, but I can’t help but be curious and crave these Chocolate Orange Cookies.

Paired with chocolate I think these cookies would be the perfect addition for any dessert/cookie bar!

Chocolate Orange Cookies

Recipe and photo courtesy of Go Bold With Butter.

Makes 8 sandwich cookies

Ingredients:

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ½ cup butter, softened to room temperature
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon orange zest
• ¾ cup chocolate chips
• Cream Cheese Filling

Cream Cheese Filling Ingredients:

• 4 ounces cream cheese
• ½ cup (1 stick) butter, softened to room temperature
• 2 cups powdered sugar

Directions for Cream Cheese Filling:

1. Blend cream cheese and butter with a mixer until smooth. Add powdered sugar and mix well.

Directions

1.  Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Whisk flour, salt and baking powder together in a bowl and set aside. In a stand mixer or another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla, egg and orange zest and beat until combined.
3. Add half of the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until fluffy then add the remaining flour. Mix just until incorporated.
4. Prepare a baking sheet with parchment paper or a Silpat baking mat. Scoop 1 tablespoon of the dough and roll into a ball, then place on the baking sheet. Butter the bottom of a drinking glass with and press to flatten the ball slightly. Repeat and place balls on sheet about 4 inches apart. Bake for 12-14 minutes or until lightly golden brown. Cool on a baking sheet.
5. In a double boiler or a glass bowl fitted over a saucepan filled with 1-inch of water, melt chocolate chips over boiling water, stirring occasionally. Do not let glass bowl touch the boiling water. Remove bowl from the water. Frost the tops of half of the cookies with the chocolate and set aside. Spread the cream cheese filling on the bottoms of the remaining cookies then top with the chocolate frosted cookies to form a sandwich.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Go Bold With Butter.