Vegan Double Chocolate Orange Cookies
Classic combo of orange and chocolate. The cocoa and chocolate bars provide a dominant chocolate flavor with just a hint of orange in the background thanks for orange juice and orange zest
Servings: 18 9 serving
Calories: 135kcal
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons flax meal
- 1 ¼ cups 163.5 g all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup 22g Dutch-process cocoa powder I used Divine Cocoa Powder
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon coarse salt
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoon melted coconut oil
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped Bitter chocolate chunks* I used 100% Divine Bitter Chocolate bars
- Juice of half a large orange
- Zest of a large orange divided
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine flax meal and ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoon cold water. Chill for about 15 minutes. In a small bowl, whisk together flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, orange zest and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat coconut oil and both sugars until creamy. Add flax mixture and vanilla; and orange juice and blend until smooth. Add flour mixture and beat until combined. Fold in chocolate chunks .
- Scoop dough into 1 ½ tablespoon balls and place on parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate until firm, at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325°. Set cold dough balls onto two parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake until just set in the center, 12 to 14 minutes. Cool the cookies in rack completely. Sprinkle more orange zest and enjoy
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Notes
I used bitter chocolate chunks if you want you can use semi-sweet chunks or combo of bitter and semi sweet chocolate chunks.
Nutrition
Calories: 135kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Sodium: 115mg | Potassium: 99mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Calcium: 15mg | Iron: 2mg
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