Chocolate and orange go wonderfully together in the wintertime. Enjoy these chocolate and orange drop cookies by the fire with hot chocolate, or set some out for Santa on Christmas Eve.

Chocolate Orange Drop Cookies

Ingredients:

4 1/2 cups of flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup chocolate chips

2 sticks of unsalted butter

2 eggs

2 teaspoons vanilla

zest of 1 orange

 

Preheat your oven to 325 degrees. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, salt and baking powder. In a separate bowl,  beat together butter, sugar, orange zest and vanilla. Mix two bowls of ingredients together until blended. Mix in chocolate chips. Spoon dough into balls on a greased baking sheet and bake for 12-14 minutes.