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Orange Chocolate Chunk Cookies
A variation on a Mrs. Fields recipe.

2 3/4 cups flour
3/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon fresh grated orange rind
1 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup sugar
1 cup packed brown sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon orange extract
2 tablespoons fresh squeezed orange juice
3 (3 oz.) bars premium quality dark chocolate, coarsely chopped

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a med. bowl combine flour, baking soda, salt and grated orange rind. Mix well and set aside.

In a large bowl blend sugars with electric mixer at med. speed. Add melted butter and beat well to combine. Add eggs, orange extract and orange juice, and beat well. Add flour mixture, blending just until combined. Stir in chocolate chunks.

Drop by tablespoons onto foil lined cookie sheets, 1 1/2" apart. Bake for 12-15 minutes. until cookies are slightly brown along edges. Transfer cookies to a rack to cool.

 

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