Orange Chocolate Chippers Food

ORANGE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
• Sift flour, baking powder and salt into and set aside. Cream butter, sugars, orange zest and vanilla extract together in a large bowl until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs one at a time beating well after adding each one. Add dry ingredients and stir until combined. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts and mix until well blended.
• Drop dough by slightly rounded tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Flatten slightly. Bake cookies for 15 or 16 minutes or until golden. Cool on the cookie sheets.

ORANGE CHOCOLATE CHIP MUFFINS

Steps:

• In medium mixing bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and chocolate chips.
• In a small mixing bowl, whisk together milk, vegetable oil, egg,and orange oil or peel until light.
• Add wet ingredients to dry and stir together for 20 seconds, or only until ingredients are just moist.
• If you see lumps, it is OK to leave them.
• Lightly grease cups of 12-cup muffin pan and fill each 2/3 full w/batter.
• Sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon sugar over each for a crunchy, sugary crust.
• Bake in preheated 400 F oven for 18 to 20 mins.

ORANGE CHOCOLATE CHIPPERS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Beat shortening, sugar and orange peel in large bowl at medium speed of electric mixer until well blended. Beat in milk and egg.
• Combine flour, pudding mix and baking powder in medium bowl. Mix into shortening mixture at low speed until just blended. Stir in chocolate chips and nuts. Drop rounded tablespoonfuls of dough 2-inches apart onto ungreased baking sheet.
• BAKE 12 minutes or until set. Cool 2 minutes on baking sheet. Remove to cooling rack.

ORANGE CHOCOLATE CHIP SCONES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Combine the first eight ingredients and using a pastry cutter or fork make a coarse meal.
• In a separate bowl combine the milk, egg, orange juice and vanilla extract until smooth.
• Add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients with a rubber spatula or wooden spoon just until blended. Turn the dough into a floured surface and knead slightly five or six times.
• Roll the dough out to 3/4 inch thick and cut into rounds with a floured 2 inch biscuit cutter. Sprinkle tops with coarse sugar before baking.
• Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown.

CHOCOLATE CHIP AND ORANGE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5. Grease a sandwich tin and line with non-stick baking paper. In a bowl, cream the butter and sugar together until you have a smooth, pale mixture.
• Add the beaten eggs little by little before adding the flour, then baking powder and the stir in the chocolate chips and orange essence until combined.
• Put you mixture into your tin and place into the oven for 25 mins until springs back when gently pressed or a skewer comes out clean. Place on a cooling rack and leave to cool for 20-30 mins.
• For the icing, melt the butter chocolate and milk in a bowl over a pan of simmering water and then add the cocoa powder, icing sugar, 1 tbsp of hot water and orange essence and stir it all in. Then, with a palette knife gently spread on to the top of the cake. (To help you spread the icing easily, dip the palette knife in hot water first.

ORANGE SHORTBREAD COOKIES WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Position rack in center of oven; preheat to 350°F. Butter and flour large baking sheet. Whisk first 3 ingredients in medium bowl. Beat butter, sugar, orange peel, and orange extract in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in yolk, then cream. Add flour mixture; beat until dough comes together in moist clumps. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Drop dough by generous tablespoonfuls onto baking sheet, spacing 3/4 inch apart. Using moistened fingertips, flatten each to 1/2-inch-thick round. Bake cookies until golden, about 18 minutes. Transfer to rack; cool. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature.)