Orange Mint Chocolate Chip Cookies

Submitted by Elie de Combys

"If Christmas was a flavour, this would be it! The prep time includes refrigeration of the dough."

 

• Ready In: 1hr
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 25 cookies

ingredients

• 1 egg
• 4 ounces sugar
• 3 ounces oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄8 teaspoon orange oil
• 5 ounces flour
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon (Ceylan ideally, but cassia is ok)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 ground cloves
• 1⁄8 teaspoon salt
• 3⁄4 cup mint chocolate chips
• 1⁄4 cup sliced almonds

directions

1. Preheat the oven to 300°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, beat the egg.
3. Add the sugar and beat until white.
4. Add the vanilla extract and orange oil, and whisk.
5. Add the oil and beat until smooth.
6. In a bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder and soda, cloves and salt and sift them into the wet ingredients.
7. Mix until rougly combined, add the mint chocolate chips and mix well.
8. Refrigerate the dough until firm but piable (30-45 minutes).
9. Take a tablespoonful of dough, roll it between the palms of the hands and roll it into the almonds.
10. Place the balls on the cookie sheet, about 2 inches apart, and flatten them a little.
11. Cook for 20 minutes, let cool for 1 minute on the sheet and place on the wire rack to cool completely.