Chocolate Speckled Blood Orange Cookies

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 36
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 146.2
  • Total Fat: 7.6 g
  • Cholesterol: 14.2 mg
  • Sodium: 5.4 mg
  • Total Carbs: 17.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
  • Protein: 1.9 g

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Introduction

These elegant, orangey-hued and intensely flavoured cookies get an added touch from bittersweet chocolate chips! These elegant, orangey-hued and intensely flavoured cookies get an added touch from bittersweet chocolate chips!
Number of Servings: 36

Ingredients

    ¾ c shortening
    ½ c white sugar
    2/3 c brown sugar
    2 eggs
    2 tsp vanilla
    1/3 c blood orange juice
    3 tbsp grated blood orange rind
    1 1/4 c flour
    1 c spelt flour
    1 tsp baking soda
    1 tsp salt
    1 ¼ cups mini bittersweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.
Grease cookie sheets lightly
Cream shortening, brown sugar, and white sugar until light and fluffy.
Add eggs, one at a time, vanilla, and orange juice.
Combine the dry ingredients and the orange peel and stir in to the creamed mixture.
Fold in chocolate chips.
Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls on baking sheet and bake 8-10 minutes, until light golden brown.
Let cool on the cookie sheet for 5 minutes and then remove to cooling rack.

Number of Servings: 36

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.