Name: Chocolate Orange Oatmeal Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 11 min
Ingredients: ½ cup unsalted butter; ¾ cup light brown sugar lightly packed; ½ tsp vanilla extract; 1 cup all purpose flour; 1 cup rolled oats; ½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp baking soda; ½ tsp cinnamon; ½ tsp salt; 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips + additional 2-3 tablespoons of chocolate chips for decoration; 1 cup chopped candied oranges

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Chocolate orange oatmeal cookies combine rich chocolate, zesty candied oranges, and hearty oats for deliciously chewy and flavorful cookies.

Why You’ll Love Chocolate Orange Oatmeal Cookies

Easy to make. They’re drop cookies, you don’t need to spend time rolling the dough or cut out cookies!
Chocolate and orange are one of the best flavor combos! Semi-sweet chocolate chips and refreshing candied oranges with every bite make these cookies addictive, especially in the summer.
Great texture. These cookies have hearty, chewy texture from oats with slight crisp on the edges.

What You Need

Unsalted butter
Light brown sugar: Brown sugar adds flavor and moisture to cookies. You don’t need to tightly pack them when measuring. Additional sweetness will come from semi-chocolate chips and candied oranges.
Egg
Vanilla extract
Flour
Salt
Baking powder: This helps cookies to rise.
Baking soda: This allows your cookies to spread.
Ground cinnamon: I always like a hint of cinnamon with oatmeal cookies. Cinnamon adds warm fragrance and flavor.
Rolled oats: I use the old-fashioned rolled oats for chewy, hearty texture.
Semi-sweet chocolate chips: If you’re dark chocolate fan, you can use dark chocolate chips instead.
Candied oranges: Cakes and cookies full of citrusy flavor makes them more delicious in my opinion! I always reach for candied oranges from Trader Joe’s but you can buy from many different brands through Amazon.

Tips for Best Results

Chill the dough. Chill the cookie dough in the fridge for at least 30 minutes, up to 24 hours. Chilled dough makes it easier to form into balls and also prevents cookies from spreading too much while baking.
Lightly press down each cookie. After forming the dough into 2-tablespoon balls, use your thumb or finger and lightly press each cookie. This prevents cookies from being too thick.
Use additional chocolate chips for decoration. Add 2-3 additional chocolate chips on top of each cookie before baking.

Grab Your Favorite Snack Plate, Mug and Enjoy These Cookies!

Preheat oven to 350° and bake for 9-11 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. You’ll know when it’s done because your kitchen will be filled with mouthwatering scent of butter, sugar, cinnamon and chocolate!

Enjoy these chewy, delicious cookies slightly warm with your favorite tableware pieces.

Featured here are my Edwardian Childhood from Spode. 3-piece set includes snack plate, small mug and fruit bowl and was made for children but I use it and love it because I’m a child at heart! This is a discontinued set but as I always mention in my posts, if you are interested, search them on Replacements, Etsy or Ebay.

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Chocolate Orange Oatmeal Cookies

Prep Time15

Cook Time11

Servings: 24

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter
¾ cup light brown sugar lightly packed
½ tsp vanilla extract
1 cup all purpose flour
1 cup rolled oats
½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp cinnamon
½ tsp salt
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips + additional 2-3 tablespoons of chocolate chips for decoration
1 cup chopped candied oranges

Instructions

In a bowl, whisk together flour, salt, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda. Add oats to the bowl and stir to combine.
In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add the egg, vanilla extract and beat until well combined and scrape down sides of the bowl.
Gradually stir in flour mixture to the wet ingredients until combined but do not overmix. Add candied oranges and mix to combine. Then fold in chocolate chips to the dough using silicone spatula.
Place plastic wrap over the bowl and chill in fridge for 30 minutes or up to 24 hours.
Line baking sheets with parchment paper and preheat oven to 350°. Form cookie dough into 2 tablespoon balls and place them on a baking sheet few inches apart. Using your thumb or finger, lightly press down each cookie and place 2-3 extra chocolate chips on top.
Bake cookies for 9-11 minutes or until cookie edges are light golden brown. Transfer cookies to a wire rack and let cookies cool.