Happy New Year 🙂
In the Indian tradition we believe in sweet beginnings, at least as far as our celebratory meals are concerned! So I decided to kick start my kitchen adventures for 2013 with many Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies 🙂 And yes, these cookies are eggless too. You will notice more and more eggless recipes in the months (years!) to come.
Orange Chocolate Chip Cookie Ingredients:
Chia seeds – 1 tablespoon (if you must use egg, substitute the Chia seeds and water with 1 egg)
water – 3 tablespoons
butter – 1/2 cup or 1 stick at room temperature
sugar – 1 cup
maple syrup – 1/2 – 1 cup
orange extract – 2-3 teaspoons
unsweetened cocoa – 1/2 cup
all purpose flour – 2 cups
salt – 1/2 teaspoon
baking soda – 1/2 teaspoon
chocolate chips – 1 cup (you can use dark, semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips/chunks as you like)
Yields 24 large cookies
Directions:
Chia seeds – 1 tablespoon (if you must use egg, substitute the Chia seeds and water with 1 egg)
water – 3 tablespoons
butter – 1/2 cup or 1 stick at room temperature
sugar – 1 cup
maple syrup – 1/2 – 1 cup
orange extract – 2-3 teaspoons
unsweetened cocoa – 1/2 cup
all purpose flour – 2 cups
salt – 1/2 teaspoon
baking soda – 1/2 teaspoon
chocolate chips – 1 cup (you can use dark, semi-sweet or milk chocolate chips/chunks as you like)
Yields 24 large cookies
Directions:
1. Coarsely grind the Chia seeds and whisk into 3 tablespoons of warm water. Set aside for 5 minutes till the mixture becomes nice and gooey.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together melted butter and maple syrup.
2. In a mixing bowl, mix together melted butter and maple syrup.
3. Whisk in the sugar till there are no clumps.
4. Whisk in the Chia paste and mix together evenly. If you are using eggs, this is where you will whisk in an egg.
5. Stir in the orange extract.
6. Add the unsweetened cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add flour gradually while stirring constantly.
7. Stir in the chocolate chips.
8. If the cookie dough seems a little watery, refrigerate. If you have the time, it is a good idea to refrigerate the dough for 15 minutes to 1/2 hour and in between baking batches.
9. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
10. On a greased cookie-tray or tray lined with silicone sheet (preferred), drop ice-cream scoop fulls of cookie dough about 3 inches apart. These cookie dough tends to expand.
11. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 minutes.
12. Turn off the oven and let the cookies sit in the over for 3 more minutes.
13. The cookies will still be soft. That’s okay. Cool for 5 minutes on the silicone sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack.
Flavorful Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies are ready to devour!!!
4. Whisk in the Chia paste and mix together evenly. If you are using eggs, this is where you will whisk in an egg.
5. Stir in the orange extract.
6. Add the unsweetened cocoa, baking soda and salt. Add flour gradually while stirring constantly.
7. Stir in the chocolate chips.
8. If the cookie dough seems a little watery, refrigerate. If you have the time, it is a good idea to refrigerate the dough for 15 minutes to 1/2 hour and in between baking batches.
9. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
10. On a greased cookie-tray or tray lined with silicone sheet (preferred), drop ice-cream scoop fulls of cookie dough about 3 inches apart. These cookie dough tends to expand.
11. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 minutes.
12. Turn off the oven and let the cookies sit in the over for 3 more minutes.
13. The cookies will still be soft. That’s okay. Cool for 5 minutes on the silicone sheet and then transfer to a cooling rack.
Flavorful Orange Chocolate Chip Cookies are ready to devour!!!
Serve fresh! Scale the recipe up or down as per your convenience. You can freeze some of the cookie dough for later if you wish. These cookies taste best FRESH 🙂 You can store the dough in the fridge or freezer and use as needed. However, these cookies keep pretty well. I stored them in air-tight containers for a week and they were just as delicious. They tend to get harder on the outside as days go by.
So I’m eating 2 oranges for every cookie. Glad I stocked up on ’em oranges 😉
Cheers to a Healthful 2013 🙂
