California Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies

Category: Desserts

Cuisine: not set

Ready in 45 minutes
by rotts4me

Ingredients

3 c. flour

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. baking soda

2/3 c. walnuts finely ground

1 c. margarine

1 c. dark brown sugar firmly packed

3/4 c. white sugar

2 large eggs

2 tsp. real vanilla extract

1 Tbsp. fresh orange juice

11/2 Tbsp. orange peel/zest finely grated

3 c. semisweet chocolate chips

11/2 c. pecans or walnuts coarsely chopped


Directions

Sift together flour, salt and baking soda. Mix in ground walnuts and set aside. In large mixing bowl, cream margarine with both sugars until light and fluffy. Add the 2 eggs, vanilla, orange juice and zest and beat until smooth. Add sifted ingredients and completely blend (can use electric mixer). Add chips and nuts and blend together. Refrigerate dough about 30 minutes; then preheat oven to 350°. Form dough into walnut-size ball and drop on parchment-lined sheets. Bake 10-12 minutes or until light golden brown. Cookies will be cake-like and soft. Keep dough refrigerated while the other cookies are baking. Let cool on pans a few minutes before transferring to wire rack to cool completely.

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