Mrs fields' orange chocolate chunk cookies

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
cupFlour
½teaspoonBaking soda
¼teaspoonSalt
1teaspoonGrated orange peel
1cupSugar
½cupLight brown sugar, packed
1cupButter, softened
2largesEggs
1teaspoonOrange extract
cupSemisweet chocolate bar
Coarsely chopped (8 oz)

Directions

Preheat oven to 300*F. In a medium bowl combine flour, soda, salt and orange peel. Mix well and set aside. In a large bowl blend sugars with electric mixer at medium speed. Add butter and beat to form a grainy paste, scraping sides of bowl as needed. Add eggs and orange extract, and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the flour mixture and chopped chocolate. Blend on low speed just until mixed. Drop by rounded tablespoons onto ungreased cookie sheets, 1½ inches apart. Bake for 22-24 minutes until cookies are slightly brown along the edges. Transfer cookies immediately to a cool surface.