Uncle Matt’s Orange Cocoa Cookies
If you liked sippin’ on our Orange Hot Chocolate, you’re going to love these Orange Cocoa cookies! With a citrus twist from fresh orange zest, these sweets are sure to be hit at your next cookie exchange. Don’t forget to leave some out for Santa, too! We even heard he’s requesting Uncle Matt’s Organic Orange Juice this year instead of milk…
Makes 2 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 cup organic unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 cups organic sugar
- ½ cup organic vegetable oil
- 4 organic eggs
- 2 tsp organic vanilla bean paste
- 2 cups organic all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 – 2 tsp organic expresso powder
- 1 tsp organic orange zest
- For coating: ½ cup of organic powdered sugar
Instructions:
- Mix together cocoa, sugar, and oil. Beat in eggs one at a time, then stir in vanilla bean paste. Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt, expresso powder, stir into the cocoa mixture. Cover dough and chill for at least 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350. Cover cookie sheets with parchment paper. Roll dough into 1 inch balls, roll in powder sugar.
- Bake for about 10 minutes. Let sit on baking sheet for a few minutes before placing on cooling rack.
