Chocolate Orange Drop Cookies
By Paula Deen
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Difficulty: Easy
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 12 minutes
Servings: 3 dozen cookies
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup sifted all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 6 oz semi sweet chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 °F.
Mix together in large mixing bowl butter, cream cheese, sugar, egg, orange zest and vanilla flavoring. Blend well. In a medium bowl, whisk salt into flour. Add flour mixture 1/4 cup at a time into wet ingredients until just mixed. Stir in chocolate chips. Lightly grease baking sheet and using a teaspoon drop mix on baking sheet about 1 inch apart. Bake 12 minutes.
Notes from the Paula Deen Test Kitchen: This is a cake type cookie. Best when eaten the day of preparation.