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Chocolate Orange Walnut Cookies

Modified: Mar 2, 2025 · Published: Oct 5, 2014 by Anna · This post may contain affiliate links · 3 Comments

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My stepmother is crazy about chocolate/orange, so over the years I've made a lot of desserts using that flavor combo. The only problem is sometimes the orange overpowers the chocolate and makes me wish I'd left it out completely. But that's not the case here! For Chocolate Orange Walnut Cookies, the dough is straight double chocolate and the orange flavor comes from flavored chocolate which adds just the right amount of orange.

Chocolate Orange Walnut Cookies

Of course if you'd rather have a good, soft, plain double chocolate cookie, you could use regular dark chocolate and forego the orange completely. The added honey or agave keeps the cookie soft and chewy and also adds a tiny note of flavor (but not much).

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Chocolate Orange Walnut Cookies

The cookies here were made with a Central Market Dark Chocolate Orange bar, but Green & Black Maya Gold bar would be good too.

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Recipe

Chocolate Orange Cookie

Chocolate Orange Walnut Cookies

Anna
Chocolate Orange Walnut Cookies are double chocolate cookies made with orange flavored chocolate plus a little agave or honey to keep them soft.
5 from 1 vote
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Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 12 minutes mins
Total Time 22 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (4 ½ oz or 128 grams)
  • ¼ cup natural unsweetened cocoa powder, not Dutch (20 grams)
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 8 tablespoons slightly cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks (114 grams)
  • 6 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • ¼ cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons agave syrup or honey (40 grams)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 6 oz chopped chocolate
  • ½ cup walnut pieces

Instructions
 

  • Stir together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt; set aside.
  • Using an electric mixer, beat butter until creamy. Add both sugars and beat until creamy; beat in agave (or honey) and vanilla extract.
  • Add egg and beat just until mixed (or beat egg longer if you want a cakier cookie).
  • Using a mixing spoon, stir in the flour mixture until incorporated, then stir in the chopped chocolate and nuts.
  • Scoop dough into 16 to 18 balls and place on a parchment lined plate or baking sheet and let chill for about about an hour.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line two baking sheets with foil or parchment paper.
  • Place dough balls approximately 2 ½ inches apart on cookie sheets and bake one sheet at a time on center rack of oven for 12 minutes or until cookies appear puffed and set – do not over bake. Let cookies cool for 3 minutes on cookie sheet then transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool completely

Notes

You can skip the chilling if you want, but cookies made with chilled balls of dough should be a little thicker.
Keyword Double Chocolate, Orange
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  1. Lydia says

    November 23, 2018 at 5:56 pm

    5 stars
    I adore this recipe only thing I changed was using dark chocolate and then adding grated zest and juice of 1 orange.

  2. Rebecca says

    October 08, 2014 at 9:36 am

    I have a friend that will love these! One of my favorites that your step mom might also enjoy is an orange sugar cookie dipped in dark chocolate. When I can find it, I've also used orange flavored chocolate to dip cookies into which I really enjoy and doesn't overpower the cookie.

  3. Sue says

    October 07, 2014 at 11:57 am

    I love chocolate and orange too but I agree that you need to be careful with the orange. Next week I need to take a treat to a gathering. I might give these a try depending on what kind of orange flavored chocolate I can find. I love Theo orange flavored chocolate but I love it so much I won't put it in cookies.

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