Choc orange cookies!

Poor Chance hasn't had any baking to take to work the past few days so I thought I better whip up some cookies! I still had some oranges left from the orange cake so I decided to make double chocolate orange cookies or jaffa cookies you could call them! I am surprised I haven't even made anything chocolate for my blog as I'm a big chocolate eater! Chance just bought me my Easter egg! Only one week to eat it!

Here's the recipe. These cookies are delicious and the orange flavour really gives them a kick. Beware, the double chocolate does make them very rich!

Double choc-orange cookies

Ingredients:

150g unsalted butter, softened
50g brown sugar
225g plain flour
50g unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
80g dark chocolate, chopped
Grated zest of 2 oranges or 3 if small
2 Tbsp orange juice

Method:

1. Preheat oven to 180 and line 2 baking trays with baking paper.
2. Beat softened butter and sugar together in bowl until pale and creamy. Sift flour, cocoa and baking powder together twice before carefully folding in to butter and sugar mixture.
3. Add chopped chocolate, orange zest and juice and gently mix together to form smooth dough.
4. On a lightly floured surface, roll cookie dough to a thickness of 1/2cm and cut in to biscuit shapes. I actually rolled mine in to balls and flattened with fork which worked just as well if you're feeling lazy!
4. Cook for 12-15 mins and allow to cool before eating. Enjoy!

Let me know how they go for you :)